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.

Dec 7, 2023

“I recently learned about the performance of singer Yaroslav Dronov (the so-called Shaman) with a red button during the performance of his ideologically correct hit “I am Russian” at a concert in honor of November 4...

Nov 23, 2023

“On the morning of November 20th, I learned about the victory of the libertarian candidate Javier Miley in the presidential elections in Argentina, with a margin of 12% over the Peronist candidate, a traditional Argentine political force (these are the successors of the idea of Juan Peron, who is known to us mainly thanks to the musical “Evita”, dedicated to his wife)...

Nov 20, 2023

"Lately I've been writing quite long posts about life in a pre-trial detention center...

Nov 15, 2023

“Анна Каренина и проблема народного представительства. Прочитал я тут на досуге роман Л.Н...

Nov 10, 2023

“Продолжаю свой рассказ о книгах. В первой части я описал, как работает библиотека в СИЗО...

Nov 8, 2023

"Библиотека и книги в СИЗО. В конце предыдущего бытового очерка я обещал продолжить очерком про ситуацию с библиотекой и книгами в СИЗО...

Nov 4, 2023

"November 4 and other holidays of New Russia. T.N. National Unity Day is a very strange holiday...

Oct 30, 2023

“October 30 is the day of remembrance for victims of political repression. Cheka - GPU - NKVD - NKGB - MGB - KGB...

Oct 27, 2023

“Dear friends! You supported the idea of publishing a series of my stories about elections, funny and not so funny...

Oct 24, 2023

“Это продолжение рассказа о прогулках в СИЗО. Первую часть можно прочесть здесь...

Oct 20, 2023

“Письма! Возможно вы знаете, что в России все настолько плохо с политическими свободами, что одной из последних оставшихся нам легальных оппозиционных активностей, как бы грустно это ни было, осталось написание писем политическим заключенным...

Oct 13, 2023