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Alexey Zentsov

At largeChecked October 18, 2026

Alexey Zentsov, born 1982, Saint Petersburg. Charges: Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of an extremist organization); “Alexey Zintsov, Vladislav Ivakhnik and Vadim Mamedov's case”. Sentence (September 17, 2012): case dismissed due to expiration of statute of limitations. Status: at large. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as persecuted on political grounds, December 29, 2012; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as persecuted on political grounds, August 1, 2011.

In brief

Saint Petersburg · Saint Petersburg · Students · Extremism cases

Sentence

case dismissed due to expiration of statute of limitations

Verdict September 17, 2012

No information about an appeal ruling.

Charges

Full wording of the charges

Knowing that A.A. Pesotsky, A.Y. Dmitriev and A.B. Marochkin had organised activities of the banned extremist organisation NBP on the territory of St. Petersburg, Zentsov decided to personally participate in its activities, agreed to become a member of the NBP from second half of 2007 to second half of 2009, thereby ensuring continuation of the extremist activities of the NBP. Zentsov's input in the continuation of the extremist organisation's activities was expressed in the fact that, acting under the organisational leadership of A.Y. Dmitriev, A.A. Pesotsky and A.B. Marochkin, he personally took part in regular meetings of NBP members on the organisation of NBP activities, ensured its financial and economic activities by personally donating money on a monthly basis, and participated in uncoordinated public events organised by the NBP in St. Petersburg aimed at expressing intolerance towards public authorities. In 2010, acting on behalf of the NBP, Zentsov personally participated in unlawful mass public events: publicly expressing the NBP's extremist political views, shouting its slogans and displaying its symbols, thereby popularising its prohibited activities, for which, among other things, in June of 2010 he was found guilty of committing petty hooliganism, a breach of public order, expressing obvious disrespect for society, accompanied by foul language in public places.

Latest event

December 29, 2012 — recognised as persecuted on political grounds

Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Recognition by rights defenders

Timeline

  1. · Recognised as persecuted on political grounds

    Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners

  2. · Persecution ends

  3. · First-instance verdict

    case dismissed

  4. · Recognised as persecuted on political grounds

    Memorial Human Rights Centre

  5. · Persecution begins

    Alexey Zintsov, Vladislav Ivakhnik and Vadim Mamedov's case

  6. · Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)

Criminal case

Alexey Zintsov, Vladislav Ivakhnik and Vadim Mamedov's case

Other defendants in the case

Thematic group: The case of the St. Petersburg "Other Russia" (Case of the Twelve)

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

In the morning on 4th of March, 2011 operatives of the Interior Ministry's North-West Federal District Department and the District Centre for Combating Extremism searched Zentsov's home, after which he was effectively declared a suspect; after interrogation, he signs a covenant not to leave; on March 11th, 2011 he is charged under Part 2, Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code (participation in the activities of an extremist organisation); on 23rd of March, officers of the Interior Ministry's directorate for the North-West Federal District broke into the flat of Olga Zhukova, Zentsov's wife, an activist of the St. Petersburg-based organization "Other Russia", and summoned for questioning by the Investigative Committee under Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code. 282.2 of the Criminal Code, threatening that in case of her refusal to comply they would bring her in handcuffs and send their child to social workers; on September 14th, 2012 Zentsov petitioned to dismiss the case against him for the expiration of the statute of limitations, and on 18th of September the court granted the petition.

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Sources (2)

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