Yegor Zhukov
Yegor Zhukov is a Russian political activist and radio host.Biography
Born July 28, 1998. Zhukov is student at the Higher School of Economics and tutor. He prepared his students for subject Olympiads. According to political views, Yegor is a libertarian.
Created his Youtube blog on June 6, 2017 as part of the contest 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. On June 30, he announced the removal of his candidacy.
During the 2019 Moscow protests he became "Moscow's New Face Of Dissent" 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 – following widespread public support for him. Before sentencing he made a statement about responsibility and love in Russian society, contrasting these ideals with the Russian government's autocracy and dehumanization of its citizens. Rapper Oxxxymiron offered to pay his bail.
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.
