{"id":190,"date":"2023-01-01T11:45:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-01T16:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vladdorokhin.com\/en\/?p=190"},"modified":"2026-04-30T03:03:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T07:03:26","slug":"an-interview-with-a-russian-american-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vladdorokhin.com\/en\/2023\/01\/01\/an-interview-with-a-russian-american-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"An Interview With A Russian-American (2017 \u2014 2019 Protests In Russia)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>\ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddfa <a href=\"https:\/\/vladdorokhin.com\/ru\/2023\/01\/01\/intervyu-s-russkim-amerikantsem-chast-2\/\">\u0420\u0423\u0421\u0421\u041a\u041e\u042f\u0417\u042b\u0427\u041d\u0410\u042f \u0412\u0415\u0420\u0421\u0418\u042f<\/a> | \ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddfa <a href=\"https:\/\/vladdorokhin.com\/ru\/2023\/01\/01\/intervyu-s-russkim-amerikantsem-chast-2\/\">RUSSIAN-LANGUAGE VERSION<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator alignwide has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vladdorokhin.com\/en\/interviews\/an-interview-with-a-russian-american\/\">ALL PARTS OF THE INTERVIEW WITH A RUSSIAN-AMERICAN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator alignwide has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignwide is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"An Interview With A Russian-American (2017 \u2014 2019 Protests In Russia)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-ktVKaXcWos?feature=oembed&enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Table Of Contents<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The First Visit. Verification, Acquaintance, And A Lecture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Participation In The \u00ab#FORNAVALNYI\u00bb <em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romanization_of_Russian\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tr.<\/a> \u00ab#ZANAVALNOGO\u00bb)<\/em> Protest<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Raid At The Samara Navalnyi Headquarters<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Participation In The All-Russian Voters&#8217; Strike<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Participation In A Pre-Election Meeting With Vladimir Zhirinovskiy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Preparation of the Material About \u00abThe Point Of Growth\u00bb <em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romanization_of_Russian\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tr.<\/a> \u00abTochka Rosta\u00bb)<\/em> Application<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Participation In The All-Russian Protest Called \u00abHe Is Not Our Tsar\u00bb <em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romanization_of_Russian\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tr.<\/a> \u00abOn Nam Ne Tsar\u00bb)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Interview With The German Channel \u00abZDF\u00bb About the \u00abSamara Arena\u00bb<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Court Hearing For Participating In The \u00abHe Is Not Our Tsar\u00bb Protest<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bags And IDs Check, An Interrogation In Moscow<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Searches And Seizures At Navalnyi Headquarters All Over Russia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Letters Of The \u00abUnpaid\u00bb Penalty From The Court<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Messages On A Messenger<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>References<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. The First Visit. Verification, Acquaintance, And A Lecture<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u2014 When was the first time you visited Navalnyi Headquarters?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 My first visit to the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Navalny_Headquarters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Navalnyi Samara Headquarters<\/a> was on September 28, 2017, to cast my vote in support of his campaign. I met the coordinators of the Headquarters, offered them my help with professional video and audio recording, and stayed for a <a href=\"https:\/\/vk.com\/wall-140764636_7930\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lecture about the interaction between the government and opposition in Russia in history<\/a>. 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Participation In The \u00ab#FORNAVALNYI\u00bb <em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romanization_of_Russian\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tr.<\/a> \u00ab#ZANAVALNOGO\u00bb)<\/em> Protest<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u2014 Do you remember the first protest you attended?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u2014 <\/em>The beginning of the \u00abclash with reality\u00bb happened on October 7, 2017, at the protest called \u00ab<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2017%E2%80%932018_Russian_protests#7_October_2017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#FORNAVALNY<\/a>\u00bb in support of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alexei_Navalny\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Aleksei Navalnyi<\/a>, which was organized by Navalnyi Headquarters all over Russia. 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\/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course \u2014 because of the attackers&#8217; connection with the Governor&#8217;s administration and the police, a single request to the state authorities about this incident would have been useless. If I was a complainant, there could have been a danger of an administrative case for me, and I could not take the risk: at that time, <a href=\"https:\/\/vk.com\/wall-140764636_9927\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">I helped organizing<\/a> a <a href=\"https:\/\/navalny.com\/p\/5648\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">meeting of Navalnyi with the residents of Samara and the Samara region<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a0d4982aaf46&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a0d4982aaf46\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" 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Raid At The Samara Navalnyi Headquarters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u2014 Has anybody ever broken into the Headquarters?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u2014<\/em> Many times \u2014 personally, I can tell you about my first experience. On January 19, 2018, the <a href=\"https:\/\/vk.com\/wall-140764636_12371\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Samara Headquarters was raided<\/a> and campaign materials and all electronic equipment were taken from us on the eve of the <a href=\"https:\/\/navalny.com\/p\/5686\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">all-Russian voters&#8217; strike campaign organized by Navalnyi Headquarters<\/a>. The raiders did not identify themselves, nor did they show any identification or search warrants. 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I have never seen it again, as my stuff was taken to a secret destination. The Headquarters coordinator filed complaints to the <a href=\"https:\/\/ru.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D0%93%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B5_%D1%83%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5_%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B9_%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8_%D0%9C%D0%92%D0%94_%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%B8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Department of Internal Security of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia<\/a> and to the court, but the case did not move forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a0d4982ab896&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a0d4982ab896\" class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/20221224_16_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_2_01_3840_2160-1024x576.jpg?strip=all&quality=85&webp=85&sharp=1\" alt=\"A photo of Vlad Dorokhin with a background of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation main building.\" class=\"wp-image-620\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Participation In The All-Russian Voters&#8217; Strike<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u2014 Did you participate in the <a href=\"https:\/\/vk.com\/wall-140764636_12566\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">voters&#8217; strike<\/a>?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u2014<\/em> Yes, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wQJoazYTZTM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">I took part in the strike<\/a> as one of the speakers on January 28, 2018. It happened at the <a href=\"https:\/\/vk.com\/wall-140764636_12566\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rodina Square in Samara<\/a>. 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She had about 5 blank lines in the report, and this basically gave her the opportunity to add any \u00abevidence\u00bb she wanted to add to the essence of the offense without my own consent. But I do not know whether she took advantage of that and added anything extra or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, the police officers demanded my <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Internal_passport_of_Russia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">passport<\/a> and took it along with the report to another minibus. And 15 minutes later, I was given a black and white copy of my protocol of administrative offense. I gave this copy to one of the staff members after the protest was over, and it was kept at the Navalnyi Samara Headquarters until the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/russian\/news-49645358\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">raid on September 10, 2019<\/a>, when this copy was either destroyed or confiscated by the police. On October 18, 2019, I asked the same employee to search for this copy again, but he could not find it anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a0d4982ac467&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a0d4982ac467\" class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20221224_21_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_2_01_3840_2160.jpg?strip=all&quality=85&webp=85&sharp=1\" alt=\"A photo of Vlad (Vladimir) Dorokhin with a background of the raided Navalnyi Samara Headquarters in 2019.\" class=\"wp-image-6773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20221224_21_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_2_01_3840_2160.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=85&amp;webp=85&amp;sharp=1 1920w, https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20221224_21_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_2_01_3840_2160-720x405.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=85&amp;webp=85&amp;sharp=1 720w, https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20221224_21_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_2_01_3840_2160-1280x720.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=85&amp;webp=85&amp;sharp=1 1280w, https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20221224_21_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_2_01_3840_2160-768x432.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=85&amp;webp=85&amp;sharp=1 768w, https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20221224_21_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_2_01_3840_2160-1536x864.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=85&amp;webp=85&amp;sharp=1 1536w, https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20221224_21_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_2_01_3840_2160.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=85&amp;webp=85&amp;sharp=1&amp;w=192 192w, https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20221224_21_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_2_01_3840_2160.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=85&amp;webp=85&amp;sharp=1&amp;w=384 384w, https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20221224_21_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_2_01_3840_2160.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=85&amp;webp=85&amp;sharp=1&amp;w=576 576w, https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20221224_21_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_2_01_3840_2160.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=85&amp;webp=85&amp;sharp=1&amp;w=960 960w, https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20221224_21_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_2_01_3840_2160.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=85&amp;webp=85&amp;sharp=1&amp;w=1152 1152w, https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20221224_21_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_2_01_3840_2160.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=85&amp;webp=85&amp;sharp=1&amp;w=1344 1344w, https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20221224_21_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_2_01_3840_2160.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=85&amp;webp=85&amp;sharp=1&amp;w=1728 1728w, https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20221224_21_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_2_01_3840_2160.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=85&amp;webp=85&amp;sharp=1&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Participation In A Pre-Election Meeting With Vladimir Zhirinovskiy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u2014 Have you spoken with any other politicians?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 On February 8, 2018, I attended the <a href=\"https:\/\/vk.com\/wall-140764636_13076\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pre-election meeting with Vladimir Zhirinovskiy<\/a> as an audience member. He was one of the most famous Soviet and Russian politicians of the current time back then and he was the leader of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Liberal_Democratic_Party_of_Russia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Liberal Democratic Party of Russia<\/a> (LDPR). The meeting took place in the assembly hall of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Samara_National_Research_University\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Samara University<\/a>, and a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mikhail_Degtyarev\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">member of the Coordinating Council<\/a> of the Samara Regional Branch of the LDPR and a <a href=\"https:\/\/ru.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D0%A8%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B2,_%D0%95%D0%B2%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%92%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rector of Samara University<\/a> also attended the meeting. <a href=\"https:\/\/analizator-sam.livejournal.com\/576942.html?ysclid=lbypyb0uc5976207875\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">They were sitting side by side in the front row<\/a> during the meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images 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href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20180315162552\/https:\/\/ldpr.tv\/news\/obshestvo\/vladimir_jirinovskij_vstretilsya_so_studentami_samarskogo_natsionalnogo_issledovatelskogo_universiteta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">official website of the LDPR<\/a>, the \u00ab<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190207175819\/https:\/\/progorodsamara.ru\/news\/view\/198839\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ProGorodSamara.ru<\/a>\u00bb portal, the \u00ab<a href=\"https:\/\/drugoigorod.ru\/zhirinovsky-samara\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Drugoi Gorod<\/a>\u00bb journal, the \u00ab<a href=\"https:\/\/63.ru\/text\/politics\/2018\/02\/08\/53502741\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">63.ru<\/a>\u00bb website, and the \u00ab<a href=\"http:\/\/perebezhchik.ru\/blogs\/6194.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Perebezhchik.ru<\/a>\u00bb website) released fictitious \u00abreports\u00bb.<br>And all of these \u00abreports\u00bb had similar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SQzlVmPbQ_c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">intentional transformation of the context<\/a> of my dialogue with Zhirinovskiy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a0d4982ad389&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a0d4982ad389\" class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20221224_28_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_2_01_3840_2160.jpg?strip=all&quality=85&webp=85&sharp=1\" alt=\"A photo of Vlad 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\/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>But I had no student debts, so they had no legal reasons to expel me from the university. So, after my conversation with the secretary, I went into the dean&#8217;s office and directly asked the dean if my political activities were a problem for the university.<br>He replied that \u00abeveryone had heard about the meeting with Zhirinovskiy\u00bb and he told me to \u00abbetter do science, study hard, and be more careful from now on\u00bb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. Preparation of the Material About \u00abThe Point Of Growth\u00bb <em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romanization_of_Russian\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tr.<\/a> \u00abTochka Rosta\u00bb)<\/em> Application<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u2014 Was that the only time you were called to the dean&#8217;s office?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 No. From March 11 to 16, 2018, <a href=\"https:\/\/vk.com\/wall-140764636_13774\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">I was collecting materials<\/a> about the government election-related mobile app called \u00ab<a href=\"https:\/\/drugoigorod.ru\/totals-growth-point\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Point Of Growth<\/a>\u00bb and I was sharing the information about this app with my classmates. 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Class monitors were forced to report their progress to the deans&#8217; offices, from where the reports were then presented to the administration members.<br>And of course \u2014 since I was working on the video investigation about \u00abThe Point Of Growth\u00bb app, I flatly refused to install it on my phone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And on March 19, 2018, the dean&#8217;s secretary of the Physics Faculty called me into the office and said that someone from the <a href=\"https:\/\/ssau.ru\/english\/studentslife\/publicorganizations\/studentcouncil\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">University Student Council<\/a> wanted to talk to me near the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Samara_State_University\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lecture halls<\/a>. When I arrived there, I was approached by an unfamiliar woman with dark hair, and even without introducing herself, she asked if I am Vladimir Dorokhin. And to my affirmative answer, she asked why I was \u00abrocking the boat and starting some conspiracy about the application\u00bb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I replied to her that I was not rocking any \u00abboat\u00bb or \u00abconspiring\u00bb but simply informing my classmates about the proven issues of the app, the girl said that \u00abI have created a special reputation for myself <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Centre_for_Combating_Extremism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">where necessary<\/a>\u00bb and she asked me to stop doing that because \u00abneither they nor I would want problems from the authorities\u00bb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7. Participation In The All-Russian Protest Called \u00abHe Is Not Our Tsar\u00bb <em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romanization_of_Russian\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tr.<\/a> \u00abOn Nam Ne Tsar\u00bb)<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u2014 Did you take part in any other protests after that?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 Yes, and in more than one. On May 5, 2018, I took part in the all-Russian protest called \u00ab<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2017%E2%80%932018_Russian_protests#5_May_2018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">He Is Not Our Tsar<\/a>\u00bb, which was organized by the network of Navalnyi Headquarters. Basically, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xy-u3Ee0ONo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">it was simply a peaceful walk<\/a> along the <a href=\"https:\/\/ru.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B0_(%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Leningradskaya street<\/a> in Samara. 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so strong that it was hard to breathe. After 5 minutes of these clamping, the police <a href=\"https:\/\/vk.com\/wall-140764636_15498\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">arrested and took the Headquarters coordinator<\/a> to the Samara district court. And after 45 minutes, several rows of police led all the protesters into a designated area and did not allow anyone to leave that area for more than 30 minutes. It was literally impossible to leave the Leningradskaya street during that time. 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On May 25, 2018, I was called to the dean&#8217;s office of the Physics Faculty again and discovered that the University Student Council wanted to talk to me \u2014 again. The location was the same \u2014 near the lecture halls in the same building. When I arrived at the meeting place, the same unfamiliar woman approached me as she had on March 19, 2018. And without introducing herself again, she said that she is \u00abjust wondering what my purpose is and why I dislike our country so much that I even say something to Germans\u00bb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I became pretty cautious by the repetitive format of the dialogue and I decided not to answer any of her questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the end of the dialogue, the woman told me that \u00abthey are already tired of getting punished by their superiors\u00bb \u2014 and that \u00abif I want to be in the most &#8220;honorable&#8221; position for law enforcement representatives and a &#8220;career&#8221; in Germany more than getting a degree, then I should keep doing all of that\u00bb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Later, I found out about the direct connection between this woman and the university administration \u2014 so, I had to make the difficult decision to stop my visible public civil activities until getting my Bachelor&#8217;s degree from the Samara University. I started to participate in the civil activities anonymously and with help of the Internet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u2014 What have you been doing since you stopped being a public activist?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 I soon discovered the \u00ab<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Work_and_Travel_USA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Work and Travel<\/a>\u00bb program, which allows working and traveling around the United States for several months. I really wanted to experience living in the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Press_Freedom_Index\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">freer society<\/a> and to invest my savings into my education so that I could do more good for Russian society and the rest of the world, so I was simply burning with desire to take advantage of this opportunity!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But my parents never had the funds for any distant trip, so I started saving for the \u00abWork and Travel\u00bb program myself. And as a result, I started working as a private English tutor and did it almost every day before and after classes at the university \u2014 from mornings until late afternoons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">9. The Court Hearing For Participating In The \u00abHe Is Not Our Tsar\u00bb Protest<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u2014 Have you faced consequences for participating in the peaceful protests?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 Yes, and the consequences were different \u2014 including a <a href=\"https:\/\/samarsky--sam.sudrf.ru\/modules.php?name=sud_delo&amp;name_op=case&amp;_id=129994946&amp;_uid=39dfa651-ab41-4e99-9b9b-abc19a688428&amp;_deloId=1500001&amp;_caseType=&amp;_new=0&amp;srv_num=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">court hearing<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a0d4982af8f6&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a0d4982af8f6\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" 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I was not at home at that moment, so the police officers questioned my parents about my social activities and my connection to the Navalnyi Samara Headquarters. And at the end of this meeting, <a href=\"https:\/\/vk.com\/wall-140764636_15491\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">one of the police officers left a note with his signature and a demand to come<\/a> the next day to the Police Station \u2116 7 of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zheleznodorozhny_City_District,_Samara\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Zheleznodorozhnyi district<\/a> of Samara.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I came home and found out about the police visit, I immediately called the Headquarters coordinator and told him about that. 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And literally 5 minutes after that, the investigator began to compose a report against me of administrative offense. I reported my name, surname, date and place of birth, and my permanent address in that protocol of administrative offense, but I refused to provide the rest of the data, referring to the Article 51 of the Constitution of Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At 13:00, the investigator took me to the Samara district court \u2014 and an hour later, I and another activist from the Headquarters <a href=\"https:\/\/vk.com\/wall-140764636_15639\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">had our first court session<\/a> with our attorney. The <a href=\"https:\/\/vk.com\/wall-140764636_15643\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">second court hearing<\/a> was held on May 31, 2018, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/vk.com\/wall-140764636_15665\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">judge found both of us guilty<\/a>. 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intentionally skipped my commentary I gave after the court decision and only left the commentary of another Samara Headquarters activist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">10. Bags And IDs Check, An Interrogation In Moscow<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u2014 Did you experience any problems while getting your United States visa?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 On July 14, 2019, I arrived at the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Embassy_of_the_United_States,_Moscow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">U.S. Embassy in Moscow<\/a> to get a visa for the \u00abWork and Travel\u00bb program. Again, I never had any desire to relocate and stay in the United States no matter what \u2014 but I was aware that my visit to that country would give me the experience I needed to both work my projects and to contribute to Russian civil society. 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When I approached the escalator, I was stopped by a subway worker, and he asked me to check my backpack through the scanner. In 5 minutes, a man without a uniform came up to him, asked him something like \u00abAnother one\u00bb, and showed me his special ID for a few seconds. When he asked for my passport, I asked him about the reason for my stop and ID check \u2014 and the man said that if I didn&#8217;t provide my passport, I would have to go with him for a forced identification. 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messenger<\/a>\u00bb, and \u00abdo I know anything about the upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2019_Moscow_protests\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Moscow protests<\/a> (the first of which happened on July 20, 2019) or not<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2019_Moscow_protests\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a>\u00bb.<br>I told him that I was in Moscow for the interview at the U.S. Embassy for an educational visa, that I didn&#8217;t use the \u00abTelegram\u00bb messenger, that I didn&#8217;t know anything about the upcoming Moscow protests, and that I wasn&#8217;t going to participate in them. 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At the end, he copied my identification numbers in my passport, returned me my document, and told me that I could be free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">11. Searches And Seizures At Navalnyi Headquarters All Over Russia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u2014 Have you faced the consequences of the 2019 Moscow protests?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 No, not me personally: I have already been to the the U.S. at that time. But my acquaintances had a lot to do with it. 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And later, they had interrogation by members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Investigative_Committee_of_Russia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Investigative Committee<\/a>.<br>A search was also conducted in the Navalnyi Samara Headquarters \u2014 and all the equipment, records, and documents were confiscated. 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Letters Of The \u00abUnpaid\u00bb Penalty From The Court<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u2014 Did you have any more court hearings?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u2014<\/em> On September 10, 2019, my parents received a letter from the bailiff of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kirovsky_City_District,_Samara\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kirovskiy district<\/a> in Samara. The letter stated that I \u00abhad not paid\u00bb the court fine of May 31, 2018, for the participation in the All-Russian \u00abHe Is Not Our Tsar\u00bb protest. The letter stated that the fine may be increased up to 1000 rubles, that the bailiff is entitled to enter the premises occupied by the debtor without the debtor&#8217;s consent, that the debtor&#8217;s property may be confiscated, and that temporary restrictions may be imposed on the debtor. And the latter includes restrictions on leaving the Russian Federation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-19 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a0d4982b4dfb&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a0d4982b4dfb\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"6809\" src=\"https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20221224_57_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_2_01_3840_2160.jpg?strip=all&quality=85&webp=85&sharp=1\" alt=\"A photo of 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\/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, the bailiff required me to inform her of my bank accounts or accounts from other credit institutions, and accounts related to my possible wages from an employer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I paid the fine via the state service called \u00ab<a href=\"https:\/\/ru.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BB_%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%83%D0%B4%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%8B%D1%85_%D1%83%D1%81%D0%BB%D1%83%D0%B3_%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B9_%D0%A4%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%86%D0%B8%D0%B8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gosuslugi<\/a>\u00bb back on July 24, 2018, so I sent both an email to the <a href=\"https:\/\/r63.fssp.gov.ru\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Office of the Federal Bailiff Service in the Samara region<\/a> and I sent a paper letter to the same office. 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Messages On A Messenger<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u2014 Did the police contact you afterwards?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u2014<\/em> On September 19, 2019, while I was in the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Manhattan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">center of the New York City<\/a>, I received my first message in Russian from a stranger on a messenger. And in that message, <a href=\"https:\/\/vk.com\/wall-140764636_17270\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">he urged me to \u00abclearly answer a set of his questions\u00bb<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a0d4982b5b5d&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a0d4982b5b5d\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20221224_62_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_2_01_3840_2160.jpg?strip=all&quality=85&webp=85&sharp=1\" alt=\"A photo of Vlad (Vladimir) Dorokhin with a background of the center of the New York city.\" class=\"wp-image-6814\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20221224_62_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_2_01_3840_2160.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=85&amp;webp=85&amp;sharp=1 1920w, https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20221224_62_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_2_01_3840_2160-720x405.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=85&amp;webp=85&amp;sharp=1 720w, https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20221224_62_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_2_01_3840_2160-1280x720.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=85&amp;webp=85&amp;sharp=1 1280w, https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20221224_62_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_2_01_3840_2160-768x432.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=85&amp;webp=85&amp;sharp=1 768w, https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20221224_62_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_2_01_3840_2160-1536x864.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=85&amp;webp=85&amp;sharp=1 1536w, https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20221224_62_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_2_01_3840_2160.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=85&amp;webp=85&amp;sharp=1&amp;w=192 192w, https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20221224_62_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_2_01_3840_2160.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=85&amp;webp=85&amp;sharp=1&amp;w=384 384w, https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20221224_62_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_2_01_3840_2160.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=85&amp;webp=85&amp;sharp=1&amp;w=576 576w, https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20221224_62_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_2_01_3840_2160.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=85&amp;webp=85&amp;sharp=1&amp;w=960 960w, https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20221224_62_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_2_01_3840_2160.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=85&amp;webp=85&amp;sharp=1&amp;w=1152 1152w, https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20221224_62_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_2_01_3840_2160.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=85&amp;webp=85&amp;sharp=1&amp;w=1344 1344w, https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20221224_62_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_2_01_3840_2160.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=85&amp;webp=85&amp;sharp=1&amp;w=1728 1728w, https:\/\/ev2go68zfpe.exactdn.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/20221224_62_an_interview_with_a_russian_american_part_2_01_3840_2160.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=85&amp;webp=85&amp;sharp=1&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, these messages seemed to be some kind of prank to me at first. But that stranger was leading the conversation in some special manner and he used the phrases like \u00abextremist circles\u00bb, \u00absubversion\u00bb, \u00abpolitical agent\u00bb, \u00abrevolution in the Russian Federation\u00bb, \u00abmechanism of Western special services&#8217; influence on political processes in Russia\u00bb, \u00abchanging the constitutional regime\u00bb, \u00abI am guided by orders from above\u00bb \u2014 and so on and so forth. More than that, that stranger knew my phone number (that I shared it with a very limited circle of people), and he also mentioned the problems with the \u00abunpaid\u00bb fine, which only my parents knew and never told anyone about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the middle of the dialogue, the stranger introduced himself as an employee of the Russian government agencies, and he told me about the mandatory visit to the police upon my return from the United States to \u00abanswer questions\u00bb and advised me not to contact any of \u00absuperiors\u00bb (whatever that means). After that, I realized that I was in serious danger in Russia and I did not know when I would be able to return back home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator alignwide has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vladdorokhin.com\/en\/interviews\/an-interview-with-a-russian-american\/\">ALL PARTS OF THE INTERVIEW WITH A RUSSIAN-AMERICAN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator alignwide has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>\ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddfa <a href=\"https:\/\/vladdorokhin.com\/ru\/2023\/01\/01\/intervyu-s-russkim-amerikantsem-chast-2\/\">\u0420\u0423\u0421\u0421\u041a\u041e\u042f\u0417\u042b\u0427\u041d\u0410\u042f \u0412\u0415\u0420\u0421\u0418\u042f<\/a> | \ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddfa <a href=\"https:\/\/vladdorokhin.com\/ru\/2023\/01\/01\/intervyu-s-russkim-amerikantsem-chast-2\/\">RUSSIAN-LANGUAGE VERSION<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator alignwide has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-14-references\">14. References<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>An <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Samara_State_University,_Main_building.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">image of the Samara State University in the Samara city<\/a> is licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Alexey_Navalny_(cropped)_2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">image of Aleksei Navalnyi<\/a> is licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/2.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/2.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CC BY-SA 2.0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Kirov_monument_in_Samara.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">image of the Kirov Square in Samara<\/a> is licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Ministry_of_Internal_Affairs_(Moscow).jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">image of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia Headquarters in the Moscow city<\/a> is licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:2018_inauguration_of_Vladimir_Putin_13.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">image of the Constitution of Russia<\/a> is licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CC BY 4.0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:RIAN_archive_368758_Pacific_Fleet_marines_take_oath.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">image of the new conscripts<\/a> is licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:RussianSamaraStateAerospaceUniversity.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">image of the Samara University<\/a> is licensed under the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Public_domain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">public domain<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An <a 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