Biography
Simple student Yegor Zhukov shot a video criticizing the policies of the current government. But he brought fame is not this, but a loud deal associated with the accusation of mass riots, and sending to the SIZO. Supporters consider a journalist for freedom freedom, a libertarian and an oppositionist, representatives of the authorities prefer to adhere to another opinion, calling him extremist.Childhood and youth
Egor Zhukov was born on July 28, 1998 in Moscow in an outstanding family. His father is a cosmonaut-test, a former employee of the Skolkovo Foundation Sergey Zhukov. He is also known as a poet, his poems are posted on various poetic Internet resources.
At an early age, Egor replaced two schools. The young man became a prize-winner of the All-Russian Olympiad in natural science, which helped him after school to enter the Higher School of Economics at the Faculty of Political Science.
Personal life
Blogger prefers to hold a personal life in secret, paying more time to discuss political ideas, so nothing knows about his girlfriend.According to Zhukov, at home, his position partly supports only the mother, the Father adheres to conservative views. Grandma, in the past, the spouse of the employee of the state bodies, with nostalgia recalls socialism.
Blog and social activities
During training at school, Zhukov began to be interested in politics. At first, he was a supporter of the current government, but over time, the young man seized the idea of libertarianism. The path as a public figure began in 2017, when Alexey Navalny announced the competition for the best Internet blog illuminating political events. The young man created a canal on "Yutube" and began to shoot a video where the current government criticized.
According to the blogger, the application for participation was not considered, but he continued to create videos, since it was more interested in finding like-minded people than victory in the competition.
The guy's video is mostly devoted to the criticism of Russian President Vladimir Putin, also a few rollers were removed on the former idol Alexei Navalny, about the disappointment by which he told the student newspaper The Vyshka.
In 2018, Egor Zhukov took an interview with the politician Dmitry Gudkov, and later became a member of his party. In his speeches, he negatively responded about the United Russia, calling it the "Anti-Public Party".
A few months later, the blogger acted as a candidate for deputies of the Moscow State Duma from the team of Dmitry Gudkov. He shot a video for his Youtyub-Channel.
However, the young man did not have enough support of voters, so he soon recalled the candidacy. Nevertheless, the name of the HSE student has become popular in the opposition medium. He was invited to the post of co-support and browser on the radio "Echo Moscow". At various times, Alexey Shaposhnikov became the guests of his studio, Vitaly Milonov, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Natalia Poklonskaya, Vladimir Pozner, Ekaterina Schulman and others. In addition, Egor received the post of correspondent for Novaya Gazeta. Zhukov himself was a participant in political debate in the studio of Vladimir Solovya.
On July 27, 2019, the activist became a member of the rally in support of the opposition. This day is swivel in the biography of a young man.
Detention
In early August 2019, in the apartment of a blogger, where at that time only his grandmother and younger minor brother were being searched, as a result of which the guy was detained on charges of "mass riots". Under this article, a young man threatened a sentence for up to 15 years in prison.At court to confirm the guilt of the detainee, a video was demonstrated, where he "makes gestures to the right" passing crowd, which gives a reason to attract it as a participant in the riots. Supporter of a blogger, editor of the newspaper "Echo Moscow" Alexey Venediktov, argues that Egor, on the contrary, tried to translate protesters with the roadway to the pedestrian zone and resolve the conflict. Later expertise confirmed that another person was captured on the video, but this argument did not affect the process: the judges slowed to let go of Zhukov to freedom.
Students and teachers of the Higher School of Economics came to support the guy. To the lattice, followed by the accused, did not let anyone, even a father, who tried to pass the son of a bottle of water.
During the process, the parents turned to the court with a request to let the Son deposit 1 million rubles, but the meeting ended in favor of the charge, and Zhukov took under arrest until September 27, 2019.
In support of a young man, a lawyer provided about 600 guarantees from famous people and public figures, as well as an open letter from university teachers, but most of them were rejected. From the side of the accused at the court attended Raper Oximiron, who promised to make a deposit of 2 million rubles, so that the guy was released from custody.
The court decision remains unchanged. On the same day, the appeals of other activists were rejected by Danil Konon, Cyril Zhukov and Alexey Minaylo.
After a court session, the student stayed in custody until September. Single pickets of students of the Higher School of Economics and other educational institutions began in his support.
Photos appeared on the network of the network, where young people stand with posters signed by the "Freedom of Hiruj Zhukov". Activist supporters collected money on a lawyer and parcel to send to the SIZO.
At the beginning of the fall, at the next meeting of the court, Zhukov presented a new accusation - extremist activity on the Internet, closing the previous thing. Punishment under Part 2 of Art. 280 of the Criminal Code turned out to be less strict - up to five years of imprisonment. At the time of the hearing, Egori was placed under house arrest. In December, an open meeting was held in the Kuntsevsky District Court, at which the state concluded demanded from the judge for 4 years the colony for the accused.
The last word of the figure involved "Moscow Cause" was published in the media. Zhukov talked about eternal values: about responsibility, about trust, about humanity, which today, in his opinion, is trained by the state system. His speech in court, according to many not indifferent, stood in one row with outstanding examples of civil wondering resistance and entered the history of modern Russia.
The lawyer of the accused told the subscribers of his account in "Instagram" that Zhukov was ready to be sent to the SIZO, so he seized a bag with essential necessary things, among whom were Jordan Pieterson's books and Mikhail Khodorkovsky.
Before the announcement of the sentence, Yuri Dwell spoke sharply. According to him, the arrest of Egor means that the state does not need active and responsible youth. TV presenter Vladimir Soloviev, on the contrary, turned out to be another opinion: he called the court decision towards Gumannaya Zhukov.
The judge announced the verdict - 3 years conditionally with the ban on the administration of Internet resources, including pages in Facebook and Twitter, for a period of 2 years. Despite the complaints submitted, in February 2020, the Moscow City Court recognized as a legitimate sentence of the student HSE.
Egor Zhukov now
Now Egor Zhukov turns into an increasingly significant figure of the Russian public. Interview with activist overlook the channel "Rain" and Internet resources. At the end of 2019, the young man became a guest of the studio of Dmitry Gordon. In his speeches, the activist sets out views on the political situation. He has a program of action that will contribute to the development of the country. According to the former employee of the "Moscow Cause", he plans to be able to run for the presidency.
In 2020, Egor decided to continue their studies. He submitted documents to the Magistracy of the School of Design HSE at the Faculty of Cinema Art: Directure and Dramaturgia. " The young man made the necessary amount in the account of the payment of studies, but after a few days it was expelled from the university. Later there was information that the specified profile was closed due to the lack of the necessary number of teachers. Zhukov offered to choose another direction, but he took the money.
The activist continues to lead his own heading "Conditionally yours" on the "Echo of Moscow". On ether, he touched upon the topical topics of protests in Khabarovsk and Belarus.
On the evening of August 30, Egor Zhukov was beaten by unknown masks not far from his house in Moscow. The young man got injury. He had multiple hematomas, brain concussion and closed CMT. This not the first attack on the blogger - three days earlier he managed to avoid a similar situation.