Maria Sergeyevna Motuznaya (russian: Мария Сергеевна Мотузная; born August 26, 1994) is a Russian blogger and activist. She came to public attention in 2018 when she explained on
Twitter why she was on Russia's official list of extremists and terrorists.
Early life
Motuznaya was raised by her
Orthodox Christian
Orthodoxy (from Greek: ) is adherence to correct or accepted creeds, especially in religion.
Orthodoxy within Christianity refers to acceptance of the doctrines defined by various creeds and ecumenical councils in Antiquity, but different Churche ...
mother and is pursuing film direction.
In May 2018, she was jailed for sharing an offensive meme on
social media. The basis for the accusation was that in 2015, she had saved pictures of memes on the themes of religion and race in her
VKontakte albums.
Motuznaya believes that the real reason for her persecution is her activism. She has repeatedly published announcements of opposition rallies, including those of
Alexei Navalny
Alexei Anatolievich Navalny ( rus, links=no, Алексей Анатольевич Навальный, , ɐlʲɪkˈsʲej ɐnɐˈtolʲjɪvʲɪtɕ nɐˈvalʲnɨj; born 4 June 1976) is a Opposition to Vladimir Putin in Russia, Russian opposition ...
, on social media.
In October 2018, she announced her emigration from Russia to seek asylum in a European country. In January 2019, the case against her was discontinued.
СКР вычеркнул из списка экстремистов студентку Мотузную
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In March 2022, Motuznaya criticized AssezJeune's reasons to remove the red stripe from the white-blue-white flag
The white-blue-white flag () is a symbol of opposition to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine that has been used by Russian anti-war protesters. It has also been used as a symbol of opposition to the current government of Vladimir Putin, b ...
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Экстремисты на потоке. Как силовики Алтая делают план на мемах
Maria Motuznaya
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1994 births
21st-century Russian women writers
People from Barnaul
Living people
Russian activists against the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Russian atheists
Russian bloggers
Russian women activists
Russian women bloggers
Russian dissidents
Russian Internet celebrities
Russian prisoners and detainees