🇷🇺 Russia

Kulkov Mikhail Alekseevich

Кульков Михаил Алексеевич

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10 years

Age 30 · male

Detained July 5, 2018(2,845 days)

Moscow

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AI Assessment

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22%

MODEL ANALYSIS: Subject shows a 22% probability of mistreatment based on historical patterns in this region.

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Accuracy94.2%

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Key Information

Age: 30
Gender: male
Sentence: 10 years
Arrested: July 5, 2018

Location

Country of Arrest: Russia

Arrest Location: Moscow; 55.6256°, 37.6064°
Current Location: колонии строгого режима (strict regime colony)

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 (patronymic, common Russian names, and surname) is typical of ethnic Russian individuals.”

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Data Source

Source: Memorial Human Rights Centre

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Case Summary

Mikhail Kulkov, an antifascist and left activist, was sentenced to 10 years in a strict regime colony. He was convicted of attempted drug trafficking and participating in a terrorist community. He was arrested in Moscow on July 4, 2018, and taken into custody the following day.

Charges (2)

Покушение на незаконный сбыт наркотических веществ в крупном размере
Участие в террористическом сообществе

Criminal Code Articles (3)

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Key Facts (4)

Antifascist and left activist
Convicted of attempted drug trafficking and participation in a terrorist community
Sentenced to 10 years
Arrested in Moscow

Legal Timeline

Arrest Date

July 5, 2018

Sentence Length

10 years

Native Language Summary

Кульков Михаил Алексеевич родился 12 октября 1994 года, антифашист и левый активист из Пензы, участвовал в раздаче еды и одежды бездомным. В марте 2017 года был задержан в Пензе вместе с антифашистами Максимом Иванкиным и Алексеем Полтавцем, обвинён в совершении преступления, предусмотренного ч. 3 ст. 30, п. «г» ч. 4 ст. 228.1 УК РФ («Покушение на незаконный сбыт наркотических веществ в крупном размере», до 15 лет лишения свободы). Был помещён под домашний арест, скрылся от следствия, 6 марта 2018 года был заочно обвинён по ч. 2 ст. 205.4 УК РФ («Участие в террористическом сообществе», до 10 лет лишения свободы). Приговорён к 10 годам колонии строгого режима. Задержан в Москве 4 июля 2018 года, на следующий день взят под стражу. 27 апреля 2021 года Верховный суд отклонил кассационную жалобу на приговор.