Alexander Byvshev

Alexander Byvshev (Russian: Александр Бывшев) is a Russian teacher, and poet from Oryol Oblast. He was denounced in 2014 for writing pro Ukrainian poetry.

Teaching career

Byvshev taught the German language at a secondary school in the town of Kromy.[1]

Recent controversy

After one of his works was published in VK, his local newspaper Sarya denounced him.[2] In May, 2014 criminal proceedings were initiated against him, for writing poems that support Ukraine.[3] He was consequently fired and added to a "List of Terrorists and Extremists",[4] the consequences of which included all his bank accounts being frozen.[1] The Sova Centre, a Moscow-based non-profit that monitors nationalism and human rights, described the local media campaign against Byvshev as reminiscent of Stalinist suppression of minorities. The Russian Language Wikipedia deleted its article about him.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Coynash, Halya (18 June 2015). "Poet labelled ‘terrorist’, flung off Wikipedia for verse in support of Ukraine". Human Rights in Ukraine. Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "The Propaganda War: Opposition Sings Kremlin Tune on Ukraine". Der Spiegel. April 22, 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  3. ↑ Поэта Бывшева привлекли по 282-й статье за стихи в поддержку Украины (Russian: ). Грани.ру. 14.05.2014
  4. ↑ Kyiv Post, June 20, 2015

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