Seven Years for a Philosopher Who's Missed His Village, Russians Who Are Linked to Ukraine Opposed Power or War, It's Dangerous to Return to Their Homeland.

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The court in the Republic of Komi recently assigned seven years of colony to a philosophy teacher, Nikolai Zuzev, who left Russia after the outbreak of the great war, but returned to his home village in 2025, where he was detained and accused of treason. Zuzev is not the only Russian who came home and was behind bars. The Memorial counted at least 40 such stories after 2022.