“The future belongs to people like me.” I wanted to fly into space but became a minister. Why was Mikhail Degtyarev removed from the sanctions list? — New Newspaper Europe

Mikhail Degtyarev at the port of Vanino, Khabarovsk Territory, September 16, 2023. Photo: Alexander Miridonov/Commercial/Sipa USA/Vida Press. 2001. Samara. Mikhail Degtyarev is 20 years old. As head of the local branch of the pro-Kremlin organization Walking Together, he is holding a rally in support of Vladimir Putin's course. He is wearing a T-shirt with the image of the head of state and the inscription: “All the way.” Mikhail Degtyarev's own…