Aleksandr Averin (publicist)

Aleksandr Alexandrovich Averin (Russian: Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Аве́рин; born January 13, 1981, Moscow) is a Russian political dissident and publicist. He works as journalist.

Aleksandr Averin
Александр Александрович Аверин
BornJanuary 13, 1981 (1981-01-13) (age 40)
Moscow, USSR
NationalityRussian
Occupationpolitician, publicist
Known forPolitical activism
Political partyNational Bolshevik Party
The Other Russia
MovementNon-system opposition

Biography

Political career

Aleksandr Averin was born in Moscow. He studied at the Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys. Averin has been a member of the National Bolshevik Party since 1999. Averin has been Eduard Limonov's official press secretary since 2002.[1][2] In 2006, Averin co-founded the coalition The Other Russia.[3] In 2006, Aleksandr Averin was one of the organizers of the Dissenters' March in Moscow, during which he was repeatedly detained.[4][5][6][7] In 2009, Averin was one of the organizers of the Strategy-31.[8] Since 2010, Averin has been the spokesperson for the political party The Other Russia.

War in Donbass

During the War in Donbass Averin served in pro-Russian separatist forces

Arrest

On 7 April 2018 Aleksandr Averin was arrested by Russian police on his return from Donbass.[9] He was accused of disobedience to border guards and illegal possession of a weapon. He did not plead guilty. On 7 December 2018 Aleksandr Averin was sentenced to 3 years in prison. Political party "The Other Russia" recognized Averin as a political prisoner.[10][11][12]

References
  1. Другая Россия, Лица: Александр Аверин
  2. Лимонов и его пресс-секретарь Аверин вызваны на допрос по "Болотному делу"
  3. Conference "The Other Russia" participants list
  4. Один из организаторов "Марша несогласных" Александр Аверин получил пять суток ареста
  5. Организатор "Марша несогласных" Александр Аверин на свободе
  6. Милиция помешала устроить "Марш несогласных" в Москве
  7. "Марш несогласных" в Москве — десятки задержанных
  8. "Другая Россия" подала заявку на июльскую акцию "Стратегии-31"
  9. Освободить! для справедливости
  10. Ополченец, один из лидеров "Другой России" Александр Аверин приговорён к 3 годам лишения свободы
  11. Оружие повернулось
  12. Один из лидеров «Другой России» осужден на три года за контрабанду оружия


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