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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex29 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inSaransk, Mordovia
Held at—
CategorySocial media
StatusConvicted
Sentence1 year
Russia · context
1,226documented cases
379 urgent · 72 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
125
Unknown
2
Cultural
2
Ethnic
29
Case Summary
Maxim Petryakov was sentenced to a suspended prison sentence for discrediting the Russian Armed Forces. The case stemmed from comments he made on the social media platform VKontakte.
Key Facts
03 entries- 01Fined for discrediting the army previously
- 02Suspended prison sentence
- 03Comments made on VKontakte
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Discrediting the Russian Armed Forces
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 280.3
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorSocial Media Monitoring
Technology usedVKontakte
Inferred demographics
90%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionOrthodox Christian
The name Maxim Petryakov is a common Russian name with a typical Slavic structure.
04Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Maxim Petryakov (PPW case cmgoit7h). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmgoit7hp002tlizykku18pfy. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/maxim-petryakov).
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