Yegor Zhukov

Yegor Zhukov is a Russian political activist and radio host.

Egor Sergeyevich Zhukov
Egor Zhukov in the court on verdict session, December, 6, 2019
Born (1998-07-28) 28 July 1998
Moscow, Russia
OccupationStudent, radio host, political activist

Biography

Born July 28, 1998. Zhukov is student at the Higher School of Economics and tutor. He prepared his students for subject Olympiads.[1] According to political views, Yegor is a libertarian.

Created his Youtube blog on June 6, 2017 as part of the contest[2] of Alexei Navalny. On a blog, Yegor discusses the current political situation in Russia.

On February 14, 2019, he announced his candidacy for the elections to the Moscow City Duma 2019[3]. On June 30, he announced the removal of his candidacy[4].

During the 2019 Moscow protests he became "Moscow's New Face Of Dissent"[5] for his YouTube videos in support of protestors and their cause against corrupt Russian elections and criticizing police actions during rallies. On August 1, 2019, he was arrested and charged with rioting during an unauthorized rally in Moscow. On December 6, he was sentenced to three years' probation – lighter than expected[6] – following widespread public support for him.[7] Before sentencing he made a statement about responsibility and love in Russian society,[8] contrasting these ideals with the Russian government's autocracy and dehumanization of its citizens.[6] Rapper Oxxxymiron offered to pay his bail.[8]

In freedom, Yegor got a job as a radio host on the "Echo of Moscow" radio station. He interviews such Russian figures as Leonid Parfyonov, Alexey Navalny, Maxim Katz, Natalya Poklonskaya, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Mikhail Svetov and others.

References
  1. "Со Всероса в изолятор" (in Russian). Новая газета - Novayagazeta.ru. 2019-08-03. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
  2. "Конкурс на миллион" (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-10-04.
  3. "=Егор Жуков. Выгнать Единую Россию. Выдвижение В Московскую Городскую Думу" (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-10-04.
  4. "нам нужно поговорить" (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-10-04.
  5. "The Russian Student Who Has Become Moscow's New Face Of Dissent". NPR.org. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  6. "A Powerful Statement of Resistance from a College Student on Trial in Moscow". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  7. Nechepurenko, Ivan (2019-12-06). "Russian Court Bans Politically Active Student From Blogging". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  8. "Young symbol of Russian opposition avoids jail". 2019-12-06. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
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