Smyshlyaev Maksim Nikolaevich, born December 22, 1982, resident of Rostov-on-Don, left-wing views, at the time of his arrest worked at a McDonald’s restaurant, was a sixth-year correspondence student at the Institute of History and International Relations of the Southern Federal University. Sentenced to 10 years in a strict regime penal colony under Part 3 of Article 205.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation («Aiding in the preparation of a terrorist act») for allegedly assisting a minor citizen of Ukraine in preparing a failed terrorist act. In custody since April 22, 2016.
Source: memopzk.org
Hello, dear Anechka! The last letter I sent you was back in June. You were on vacation then. How is your mood, how is life?
As for me, everything is steady. Freedom is coming soon. The 10-year sentence ends in the spring. Thank you for writing to me.
Happy New Year, Anya!
I wish you positive self-improvement in the coming year, smiles, kindness, warmth, and understanding from your close ones! Remain just as smart and wonderful in 2026 as well!
With Siberian warmth and sincere wishes, your fellow countryman Maxim,
Yurga, Siberia,
Correctional Facility No. 41, strict regime
Leaving your marks impressed upon life,
do not complain that it is too difficult.
If there were no resistance from the environment,
movement itself would be impossible.
I. Guberman
22.12.25
