St. Petersburg Historian Sentenced to 3 Years for 'Military Fakes'
A local historian from St. Petersburg was sentenced to three years in prison for the case of 'military fake news'. The Petrodvortsovsky Court of St. Petersburg sentenced 66-year-old local historian Vladimir Zhuravlev to three years of deprivation of liberty, finding him guilty under the article on 'military fake news', reports the publication 'Paper' (registered as a 'foreign agent').
Consensus
- Vladimir Zhuravlev was sentenced to three years in prison by the Petrodvortsovsky Court in St. Petersburg.
- The conviction was based on three comments he made in April 2022.
- The comments were posted in the VK group 'Gorod Oranienbaum'.
- Zhuravlev was detained in July 2025 and has been under house arrest since.
- Zhuravlev is a 66-year-old local historian and author of books and articles on regional history.
- Zhuravlev served as a municipal deputy in Lomonosov from 2010 to 2015.
- Zhuravlev has been involved in environmental protection efforts.
- His health condition was recognized as a mitigating circumstance in court.
- The comments were about the killings of civilians in the occupied city of Bucha.
Points of divergence
- The prosecution had requested a seven-year prison sentence. — tg_bbcrussian
- The court considered the mobilization period as an aggravating circumstance. — tg_paperpaper_ru
Coverage (3 sources)
- In St. Petersburg, a 66-year-old sick regionalist was sentenced to three years in a colony for anti-war posts — Новая газета Европа
- Saint Petersburg regional historian sentenced to three years on case of 'military fake' — BBC News Русская служба
- Local historian sentenced to three years in prison for 'fake news' article — Бумага
Key entities
- Vladimir Zhuravlev
- St. Petersburg
- VKontakte
- Paper
- Oranienbaum
- Caution, News
- Petrodvortsovsky District Court
- Petrodvoretzky District Court
- Petrodvorettsky Court