Letters

Vasily actively writes letters from jail, talking about his case, mood, global news, and everyday routine. You can write to support him—he's always happy to chat with anyone! Find out more on the How to Help page.

Mar 2, 2024

"I can't help but take advantage of the coming March 8th and remind you that there are many women political prisoners in Russia...

Feb 27, 2024

“27 февраля 2015 года буквально в паре сотен метров от Кремля был убит политик Борис Ефимович Немцов...

Feb 24, 2024

"Impossible is the word of the year. More precisely for the last two years. Almost nothing is forbidden...

Feb 23, 2024

“By February 23rd Although February 23 is no longer “the day of the Soviet army,” it is still worth recalling that this memorable date appeared as a result of a deliberate distortion of facts: in official propaganda, February 23, 1918 was the day when the young Red Army won some kind of victory (seemingly over the Germans somewhere in the Pskov region)...

Feb 19, 2024

“On February 16, the walk in the pre-trial detention center was not in the morning, as usual, but in the afternoon...

Feb 10, 2024

“This text will obviously be published later, but I am writing it on January 25, 2024, when it was one year since the liquidation of the Moscow Helsinki Group (MHG) and the Sakharov Center...

Feb 6, 2024

“Сентябрь 2017 г. Часть 2. Продолжаю рассказ о том, как я наблюдал на местных выборах в Псковской области в 2017 году...

Jan 27, 2024

“80 years since the lifting of the blockade” January 27, 2024 marks the 80th anniversary of the lifting of the siege of Leningrad...

Jan 24, 2024

"Сентябрь 2017 г. - выборы в собрание депутатов Дедовичского района Псковской области...

Jan 17, 2024

“Three years of Alexei Navalny. Today is exactly three years since Alexei Navalny returned to Russia...

Jan 11, 2024

“New Year in a pre-trial detention center. Dear friends! Almost the entire December in my pre-trial detention center there was some kind of chaos (sorry, but this is the most accurate word) with the FSIN-letter service, and during the holidays letters were not sent...

Dec 11, 2023