A poet who was persecuted for "rehabilitating Nazism" has died in Yekaterinburg.

On the death of a poet Egor Beloglazov  reported On his VKontakte page, his wife Vera wrote: "He had asthma since childhood and was forced to breathe through an oxygen concentrator all the time." clarifies It's My City. 

In April 2025, at Yegor's house passed A search warrant was issued: he was charged with "insulting religious feelings" and "rehabilitating Nazism." The criminal case was brought against him for three social media posts, one of which featured an anime-style image of Jesus and the Virgin Mary, and another a portrait of Putin with a St. George ribbon protruding from his eyes and mouth. He faced up to four years in prison. 

"It's shameful to be afraid—my children are looking at me," Yegor told It's My City when discussing his criminal case for posts criticizing the government. 

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