Yegor Zhukov

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Yegor Zhukov
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Egor Zhukov in court hearing, December 6, 2019
Born (1998-07-28) 28 July 1998 (age 23)
Kharkov, Ukraine
OccupationStudent, radio host, Political blogger

Yegor Sergeevich Zhukov (Russian: Егор Сергеевич Жуков; born 28 July 1998) is a Russian radio host and blogger.

Biography[]

Born on 28 July 1998, Zhukov is a student and tutor at the Higher School of Economics. He prepares his students for subject Olympiads.[1] Zhukov is described as a libertarian.

Created his Youtube blog on June 6, 2017 as part of the contest[2] of Alexei Navalny.

On 14 February 2019, he announced his candidacy for the elections to the Moscow City Duma 2019.[3] On 30 June, he announced the removal of his candidacy.[4]

During the 2019 Moscow protests he became "Moscow's New Face Of Dissent"[5] for his YouTube videos in support of protestors and their cause against corrupt Russian elections and criticizing police actions during rallies. On 2 August 2019, he was arrested and charged with rioting during an unauthorized rally in Moscow.

On 6 December, he was sentenced to three years' probation – lighter than expected[6] – following widespread public support for him.[7] Before sentencing he made a statement about responsibility and love in Russian society,[8] contrasting these ideals with the Russian government's autocracy and dehumanization of its citizens.[6] Rapper Oxxxymiron offered to pay his bail.[8]

After his release, Zhukov gained a job as a radio host on the Echo of Moscow radio station. He interviews such Russian figures as Alexey Navalny, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Natalya Poklonskaya, Leonid Parfyonov, Mikhail Svetov, Maxim Katz and others.[citation needed]

References[]

  1. ^ "Со Всероса в изолятор" (in Russian). Новая газета - Novayagazeta.ru. 2019-08-03. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
  2. ^ "Конкурс на миллион" (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-10-04.
  3. ^ "=Егор Жуков. Выгнать Единую Россию. Выдвижение В Московскую Городскую Думу" (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-10-04.
  4. ^ "нам нужно поговорить" (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-10-04.
  5. ^ "The Russian Student Who Has Become Moscow's New Face Of Dissent". NPR.org. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "A Powerful Statement of Resistance from a College Student on Trial in Moscow". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  7. ^ Nechepurenko, Ivan (2019-12-06). "Russian Court Bans Politically Active Student From Blogging". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "Young symbol of Russian opposition avoids jail". 2019-12-06. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
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