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mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">You studied law at the Institute of World Economy
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mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">You became a member of the Yabloko party in 2007
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mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Why are political parties weak in Russia?"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">
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mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">You took part in the Bolotnaya Square protest in
2012, after which you were charged with ‘participation in mass riots’ (under
Article 212(2) of the Russian Criminal Code) and held on remand for almost a
year and a half. Amnesty International recognized you as a prisoner of
conscience, along with several other individuals involved in the Bolotnaya
case. In December 2013, you were amnestied and the criminal case was dropped.
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mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">You were an associate of the late Andrei Babushkin,
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mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">You support LGBT rights in Russia. Why is the
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mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">On 24 February 2022 you were detained for taking
part in an anti-war protest. The next day you were jaled for six days. What is
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mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">How do you see the future of the country and, in
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"Times New Roman",serif">Sergei Nikitin writes on Facebook: “Everything,
absolutely everything, must be politicized. Including the question of installing
benches at the entrance to an apartment building and protesting against plans
to build in housing courtyards.” That’s what Simon Cosgrove and I were told by
Nikolai Kavkazsky in a conversation we had with him last week. I’ve known
Nikolai since the infamous Bolotnaya trial in Moscow. He is first and foremost
a politician, a political activist. We also remember his active participation
in human rights organizations, including Andrei Babushkin’s Committee for Civil
Rights. It was an interesting conversation in which Nikolay Kavkazsky bravely
states that he wants to change politics as they now are in Russia; he wants to
change society so that it is more just, more free, and integrates all oppressed
social groups.