Son of ex-senator arrested for Instagram link
The son of the former St. Petersburg senator, Tulpanov, was arrested for seven days for posting a reference to Instagram in a Telegram channel. Twenty-one-year-old Vladislav Tulpanov was held accountable for publicly displaying the symbolism of an 'extremist' organization, according to the press service of the St. Petersburg courts.
Consensus
- Vladislav Tюльpanov was arrested for seven days.
- The arrest was due to a link to Instagram in his Telegram channel.
- The link was considered a public demonstration of symbolics from an organization banned in Russia.
- Instagram's parent company, Meta, is recognized as extremist and banned in Russia.
- Tюльpanov is 21 years old.
- Tюльpanov admitted guilt.
- The case was handled by the Smolny District Court in Saint Petersburg.
- The legal basis was Part 1 of Article 20.3 of the Russian Code of Administrative Offenses.
- The link was in the description of his Telegram channel.
- Tюльpanov has over 3 million followers on Instagram.
- He frequently posts photos of his family estate, luxury office, and expensive cars.
Points of divergence
- Tюльpanov's godmother is Valentina Matvienko, former governor of Saint Petersburg and chair of the Federation Council. — mediazona
- Tюльpanov attempted to join United Russia in Chechnya in May 2025, but was later excluded due to 'discrediting the party'. — mediazona
- Tюльpanov claimed he was blocked from joining United Russia in Saint Petersburg due to his exclusion in Chechnya. — mediazona
- Tюльpanov mentioned Boris Gryzlov, former head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, in connection with his exclusion from United Russia. — mediazona
- Tюльpanov linked his exclusion to media coverage about his relationship with singer Katy Sambuka. — mediazona
- Placards with Tюльpanov's photo and QR code to his Instagram were distributed in Saint Petersburg during his political campaign. — mediazona
- Tюльpanov posted videos of himself being escorted by police cars with flashing lights. — mediazona
- Tюльpanov suggested giving Alla Pugacheva the status of 'enemy of the people' of the Russian Federation. — mediazona
- The link to Instagram in his Telegram profile had been active since at least July 2025. — mediazona
- Tюльpanov stated he was planning to marry porn actress Katy Sambuka in the previous year. — mediazona
- Tюльpanov claimed to be friends with Lyubov Uspenskaya and Nikolai Baskov. — tg_bazabazon
- The police reviewed posts in his Telegram channel on November 12, 2026. — fontanka
Coverage (7 sources)
- «With horror I read the news». Son of Vadim Tulyapov managed to comment on his arrest on the way to the special reception center — Фонтанка
- Son of former St. Petersburg senator Tulyapov arrested for seven days for posting on social network Instagram — Вести
- Valentina Matvienko's godson arrested for seven days due to Instagram reference — Медиазона
- Son of former St. Petersburg senator Tulyanov arrested for seven days for posting on Instagram in a Telegram channel — Дождь
- Son of former St. Petersburg senator Tulyanov arrested for seven days for posting link to Instagram in Telegram channel — Дождь (Telegram)
- Son of former St. Petersburg senator Tulyanov arrested for a week for linking to banned Instagram* in Telegram. — Baza
- Son of former senator Tulyanov arrested for posting on banned social network — Фонтанка
Key entities
- Vladislav Tulyanov
- Tulyanova
- St. Petersburg
- Russia
- Telegram
- Valentyna Matvienko
- Smolny District Court
- Sotavision
- Max
- Meta
- Fontanka
- Baza