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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex48 · male
OccupationEntrepreneur
Arrested inVologda, Vologda Oblast
Held at—
CategorySocial media
StatusConvicted
Sentence2 years
Russia · context
1,226documented cases
379 urgent · 72 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
125
Unknown
2
Cultural
2
Ethnic
29
Case Summary
Sergey Soloviev, an entrepreneur from Vologda, was sentenced to two years in a penal colony for discrediting the Russian Armed Forces. The charges stemmed from comments he posted on VKontakte.
Key Facts
03 entries- 01Sentenced to 2 years in penal colony.
- 02Charged with discrediting the Russian Armed Forces.
- 03Comments posted on VKontakte led to the charges.
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 Sergey Soloviev is a common Russian name with a typical Russian patronymic structure.
04Sources
Data Source
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Sergey Soloviev (PPW case cmgoimbe). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmgoimbel0008lizyj4k07agl. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/sergey-soloviev).
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