Aleksandr_Averin_(publicist)

Aleksandr Averin (publicist)

Aleksandr Averin (publicist)

Russian politician and journalist (born 1981)

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

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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 Donbas

During the Russo-Ukrainian War Averin served in pro-Russian separatist forces

Arrest

On 7 April 2018, Aleksandr Averin was arrested by Russian police on his return from Donbas.[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]

References

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


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