The Novgorod scientist was fined for the "discredit" of the army

The court in Veliky Novgorod fined 40 thousand rubles under the article on the "discredit" of the Army of the scientist Pavel Kolosnitsyn. He reported on the court decision on his VKontakte page.

The reason for the preparation of the protocol on Kallosnitsyn was anti -war posts in social networks. He is going to appeal the court decision.

Pavel Kolosnitsyn is a well -known scientist, archaeologist and teacher in the city. Before the beginning of a full -scale war in Ukraine, he, among other things, gave lectures on the history of Russia at Novgorod State University.

In July 2023, Kolosnitsyn did not extend the teaching contract after a denunciation of his posts criticizing the war against a neighboring state. Before this, the scientist was fined 30 thousand rubles under an article on abuse of freedom of speech due to mobilization post.

In an interview with the North. Realia, he told in detail how and why people become victims of Russian propaganda.