The Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation expanded the list of " The list includes music critic, journalist Artemy Troitsky, actor Artur Smolyaninov, former priest Sergei Kirsanov, lawyer Anatoly Fursov, ex-head of Navalny's Perm headquarters Segey Ukhov, journalist Alexander Shelest, as well as the limited liability company "

Artur Smolyaninov, published on January 6 in Novaya Gazeta. Europe" These statements caused sharp criticism from Russian politicians and officials.; the head of the Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin demanded that a criminal case be brought against the actor.

Earlier, Smolyaninov already said that he feels “nothing but hatred” for those who are fighting against Ukraine with weapons in their hands.. In October, the actor was fined 30,000 rubles under an article about discrediting the Russian army, to which he replied that for him “there are no laws of this state: they, like the state itself, are inherently criminal”.

In September, the Russian authorities entered into the register of foreign agents the parodist and TV presenter Maxim Galkin, who spoke out against the war in Ukraine.. At the same time, under the article on “discrediting the army”, they decided to check his wife Alla Pugacheva.

In July 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin approved amendments to the "

On the penultimate working day of 2022, December 29, Putin approved a large package of new repressive laws.