In St. Petersburg, a philosopher was sentenced to three years' probation for donating 3500 rubles to the FBK.
Philosophy candidate Igor Zaitsev was sentenced to three years' probation in connection with a 3500-ruble donation to the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK).
Kuibyshevsky District Court St. Petersburg appointed three years of suspended imprisonment with a probationary period of two years for a candidate of philosophical sciences and associate professor To Igor Zaitsev on charges of financing an "extremist organization." In addition, an amount "equivalent to the amount of the donations" will be confiscated from him and turned over to the state.
Subscription for 500 rubles and donations to FBK
According to the prosecution, in August 2021, after watching a propaganda video, Zaitsev signed up for a monthly subscription for 500 rubles. Donations were debited automatically for seven months, until February 2022. The first transfer took place the day after the court ruling officially declared the FBK an "extremist organization," and the total amount debited was 3500 rubles.
Igor Zaitsev admitted his guilt.
On communication According to the United Press Service of City Courts, the philosopher fully admitted his guilt and stated that his "worldview has changed," and therefore he no longer supports the foundation's activities.
Igor Zaitsev is the deputy dean of the Faculty of Philosophy, Theology, and Religious Studies at the Dostoevsky Russian Christian Humanitarian Academy (RCHA), сообщается on her website. He read courses in the Practical Philosophy program at the European University at St. Petersburg, from where he was dismissed in the summer of 2026.