Meduza’s sources say prosecution of popular Russian Communist was planned before his election defeat
Meduza · 23 Oct 2026

Meduza’s sources say prosecution of popular Russian Communist was planned before his election defeat

Moscow’s Basmanny District Court has ordered Oleg Mikhailov, a former State Duma deputy and former head of the Communist Party’s Komi branch, held in pretrial detention. He is charged with justifying terrorism over a post supporting imprisoned political scientist Boris Kagarlitsky and faces up to seven years in prison.


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