Opinion | Why Members of Russia’s Anti-War Opposition Aren’t Punished Equally By Alexander Archagov

Last December, Boris Kagarlitsky, a Marxist sociologist and professor at the Moscow School of Social and Economic Sciences, was fined 600,000 rubles ($6,600) for “justifying terrorism.” During a video on his left-wing YouTube channel Rakbor, Kagarlitsky said that “from a military point of view, the Ukrainians’ decision to blow up the Crimean Bridge is understandable.” I also commented on the news in the same video. On the same day as his arrest, my house, as well as the homes of other channel staff, were searched by police. The views expressed in opinion pieces do not necessarily reflect the position of The Moscow Times.