Sergey Volkov
Sergey Volkov, born 1977, Ivanovo Oblast. Charges: Article 354.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Dissemination of false information about the Second World War (using an official position, by a…); “Sergei Volkov's case on the rehabilitation of Nazism”. Sentence (September 26, 2023): a fine of two million roubles. Status: at large.
In brief
Ivanovo Oblast · Ivanovo · Artists
Sentence
a fine of two million roubles
Upheld February 28, 2024
Charges
- Article 354.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Dissemination of false information about the Second World War (using an official position, by a group of individuals, using media or the internet, with fabricating evidence for the prosecution)
Full wording of the charges
Wrote on social media that Stalin "abandoned" the sieged city of Leningrad and the USSR collaborated with Nazi Germany before the war.
Latest event
February 28, 2024 — appeal
The court upheld the verdict.
Timeline
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· Persecution ends
· Persecution begins
Sergei Volkov's case on the rehabilitation of Nazism
Criminal case
Sergei Volkov's case on the rehabilitation of Nazism
Details and sources
Full summary
Resident of Ivanovo, architect. In May 2022, he was prosecuted for rehabilitation of Nazism because of his posts arguing that Joseph Stalin "abandoned" Leningrad and that the USSR authorities were no less guilty than the Germans for unleashing World War II. Volkov links the criminal prosecution to his criticism of Russia's military actions in Ukraine. However, the case file shows that operatives began monitoring his Telegram channel as early as October 2021, and in January 2022 Mail.Ru provided the investigation with Volkov's personal correspondence. At the same time, the case file was mainly filled with correspondence mentioning the war in Ukraine. The jury that heard Volkov's case was disbanded - the defence believes that the jury was going to acquit him. After that, a new panel in July 2023 found him guilty. In September 2023, Volkov was sentenced to a fine of two million roubles.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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