He was detained at an anti-war rally on March 6. His relatives lost contact with him, and he was found only on March 12 in the hospital, at the Sklifosovsky Research Institute of Emergency Medicine. He was taken there because he had taken methadone after his arrest. Later Sergeev was placed in custody. Initially, a case was opened on preparation for hooliganism by a group of people using weapons or (Part 2 of Article 213 of the Criminal Code with the use of Part 1 of Article 30 of the Criminal Code). On March 6, an anonymous public on VKontakte “Polite People / War” published a message that two citizens detained on Pushkinskaya Square were found with explosives. Sergeev admitted guilt. On May 5, it became known that the charge had been reclassified as preparation for a terrorist act by a group of persons (Part 2 of Article 205 of the Criminal Code with the use of Part 1 of Article 30 of the Criminal Code). On April 20, 2023, Sergeev was sentenced to eight years in a maximum security colony. On September 27, the appellate court reduced his sentence by two months.
Hello. ... This is letter #4, in response to yours from 13.11, 20.11, 27.11, and 04.12.
How does Charles react to the jacket you got him at the swap? Does he start biting and pulling it off?
News about the privatization of the Omsk metro... I’ve been there, you know. The Pushkin Library metro station (if I remember it correctly). At the entrance, there’s a big «M» like there should be; you can go down underground, there’s even the beginning of a tunnel shaft, but it’s blocked off. If they had finished building the metro in Omsk, maybe I wouldn’t have moved to Moscow, and wouldn’t have ended up in prison.
It’s the first time I’ve heard of schools covering «The year of 1993». I wouldn’t have been able to handle it either. I can’t imagine how someone could even write such a book. A normal person steers clear of topics like that; they don’t even want to read about it, let alone write it. What can I say... a great man.
The 19th century is such a strange time. There’s a popular belief that Russians are a people whose subconscious is wired for monarchy and autocracy. Both Russophobes and Russophiles say this. But how did it happen that most Russian literary classics opposed the regime and ended up in prison or exile? The thirst for freedom and justice in our people is distributed very unevenly.
If you visit Moscow again, go to the Yauza embankment near Medvedkovo metro station. You haven’t seen such a cozy park! In that area, the Yauza River is so clear you can see the bottom at its deepest point. Ducks practically swim right under your feet. There are small bridges.
Charles doesn’t get along with outerwear. Good thing everything turned out fine in the end. And some people even get raccoons...
In South Korea, it’s just madness. Were you also struck by the video of a woman grabbing a rifle from a security officer?
They showed a raid on a nightclub on TV—apparently, it was accused of promoting LGBTQ propaganda. I laughed so hard when the riot police were dragging a guy by the leg, and he was singing a line from Dolphin’s song: «...where I’m going, it’s spring...» I can only imagine how that went viral on the internet. It did, didn’t it?
I read Arch of Triumph by Erich Maria Remarque. It’s excellent! At first, it seems like a grim love story, but you have to be patient. The novel resonates powerfully now because it touches on modern themes. There are emigrants, the looming world war, and repressions. The protagonist’s life space is closing in; he has to hide and flee, but he’s human—too human, even. Sometimes, the book makes your hair stand on end, and you want to shout at the character, «No, not there!» You feel for him more than you do for yourself—and that’s a good thing. It’s worse when a book just makes you want to sleep. Highly recommend it.
I’m doing fine. Thanks for your support! 12.12.24
