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Grigorii Belik
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A resident of Krasnodar. In June 2025, the court fined him an amount equal to his annual pension (176,751 rubles) in a case concerning the dissemination of information expressing blatant disrespect for society regarding Russia’s Days of Military Glory.
The prosecution was triggered by a text the man shared on a social media platform. The message essentially stated that the celebration of May 9 was “absurd, shameful, and disgraceful.” The text also contained phrases that were deemed offensive to people for whom May 9 — Victory Day — is a sacred holiday and a symbol of remembrance of the Soviet people’s
A resident of Krasnodar. In June 2025, the court fined him an amount equal to his annual pension (176,751 rubles) in a case concerning the dissemination of information expressing blatant disrespect for society regarding Russia’s Days of Military Glory.
The prosecution was triggered by a text the man shared on a social media platform. The message essentially stated that the celebration of May 9 was “absurd, shameful, and disgraceful.” The text also contained phrases that were deemed offensive to people for whom May 9 — Victory Day — is a sacred holiday and a symbol of remembrance of the Soviet people’s heroic struggle against fascism.
In court, Belik pleaded guilty and claimed he had posted the text by accident, adding that he considers May 9 a holy holiday.
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