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Makar Nikolaev
College students
2004-06-23
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Ufa
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Biography
Resident of Ufa. In 2020, when he was a schoolboy, he developed a method of information search to create a nationwide archive dedicated to the history of the Great Patriotic War. His project won the All-Russian contest "My Country - My Russia", a project of the presidential platform "Russia - a Country of Opportunities".
Later he left to study political science in Germany. In 2024, Nikolaev returned to Russia for the summer holidays, where he was detained. He was prosecuted for calling for terrorism because of his posts in support of Ukraine and the Russian Volunteer Corps. Nikolaev was remanded in
Resident of Ufa. In 2020, when he was a schoolboy, he developed a method of information search to create a nationwide archive dedicated to the history of the Great Patriotic War. His project won the All-Russian contest "My Country - My Russia", a project of the presidential platform "Russia - a Country of Opportunities".
Later he left to study political science in Germany. In 2024, Nikolaev returned to Russia for the summer holidays, where he was detained. He was prosecuted for calling for terrorism because of his posts in support of Ukraine and the Russian Volunteer Corps. Nikolaev was remanded in custody. On 16 May 2025, he was sentenced to six years in a general regime colony.
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