🇷🇺 Russia

Elena Guseva

Гусева Елена Валентиновна

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Age 55 · female

Detained August 27, 2025(232 days)

Bereznyaki, Perm Krai

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AI Assessment

HIGH

50%

MODEL ANALYSIS: Subject shows a 50% probability of mistreatment based on historical patterns in this region.

ModelXGB-2.1

Accuracy94.2%

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Key Information

Age: 55
Gender: female
Arrested: August 27, 2025

Location

Country of Arrest: Russia

Arrest Location: Bereznyaki, Perm Krai

Name Origin Analysis

⚠️ ML-inferred from onomastic analysis — not verified identity. For aggregate research only.

Inferred Ethnicity: Slavic Russian
Region of Origin: Slavic Russia
Likely Religion: Orthodox Christian
Confidence: 95%
Reasoning: “The name structure (Elena, Guseva, and the patronymic -ovna) is typical of Russian Orthodox Christian women.”

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Data Source

Source: Memorial Human Rights Centre

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Case Summary

Elena Guseva, a civil activist and athlete from Bereznyaki, Perm Krai, is accused of financing extremist activity. She was detained on August 27, 2025, and subsequently placed under house arrest on October 14, 2025.

Charges (1)

Financing extremist activity

Criminal Code Articles (1)

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Key Facts (3)

Mother of three children, including one minor
Crossed the Bering Strait in 2013
Listed in the Guinness Book of Records

Legal Timeline

Arrest Date

August 27, 2025

Native Language Summary

Гусева Елена Валентиновна родилась 30 июня 1970 года, жительница города Березники Пермского края, мать троих детей, в том числе одного несовершеннолетнего, спортсменка, гражданская активистка. В 2013 году переплыла Берингов пролив и попала в Книгу рекордов Гиннесса. Обвиняется по ч. 1 ст. 282.3 УК РФ («Финансирование экстремистской деятельности», до 8 лет лишения свободы). Задержана 27 августа 2025 года, на следующий день отправлена под стражу. 14 октября 2025 года переведена под домашний арест.