Nephew of the poet Britnyshsky sentenced to 5.5 years in prison for one comment on the Internet The First Western District Military Court found Yevgeny Britnyshsky* guilty of "justifying terrorism" (Part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). He was sentenced to 5.5 years in prison and a two-year ban on managing pages on the Internet, noted in Mega**. The case was discussed behind closed doors. The reason for the persecution was an affirmative comment on social networks, apparently about the fighters of a "terrorist" organization banned in Russia. Yevgeny Britnyshsky is the son and nephew of Leningrad poets from the "thaw" period Yevgeny Vladimir Britnyshsky. His older brother Vladimir is known for his translations of Polish and American poetry. Yosef Brodsky said that he decided to write poetry after reading his book "The Search". The father of the convicted, Yevgeny Britnyshsky Sr., told Bomega that his son was arrested on March 28 in the shared eight-room apartment where they lived together. According to him, the security forces put both the neighbors and the poet himself on the floor. * - Included in Rosfinmonitoring's list of "terrorists and extremists". ** - Recognized by the Russian authorities as a foreign agent.

Nephew of the poet Britnyshsky sentenced to 5.5 years in prison for one comment on the Internet The First Western District Military Court found Yevgeny Britnyshsky* guilty of "justifying terrorism" (Part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). He was sentenced to 5.5 years in prison and a two-year ban on managing pages on the Internet, noted in Mega**. The case was discussed behind closed doors. The reason for the persecution was an affirmative comment on social networks, apparently about the fighters of a "terrorist" organization banned in Russia. Yevgeny Britnyshsky is the son and nephew of Leningrad poets from the "thaw" period Yevgeny Vladimir Britnyshsky. His older brother Vladimir is known for his translations of Polish and American poetry. Yosef Brodsky said that he decided to write poetry after reading his book "The Search". The father of the convicted, Yevgeny Britnyshsky Sr., told Bomega that his son was arrested on March 28 in the shared eight-room apartment where they lived together. According to him, the security forces put both the neighbors and the poet himself on the floor. * - Included in Rosfinmonitoring's list of "terrorists and extremists". ** - Recognized by the Russian authorities as a foreign agent.