Alexander Potkin

Russian politician

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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Anatolyevich and the family name is Potkin.

Alexander Potkin
Александр Поткин
Potkin in 2012
Personal details
Born	Alexander Anatolyevich Potkin (1976-05-29) 29 May 1976 (age 48) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Political party	DPNI (2002–2011) Russians (2011–2015)

Alexander Anatolyevich Potkin (Russian: Александр Анатольевич Поткин; born 29 April 1976), also known as Alexander Belov, is a Russian nationalist politician.

Political career※

Potkin led the Movement Against Illegal Immigration, a nationalist organization, "which was later banned in April 2011." The following month, he co-founded the nationalist organization "Russians" with Dmitry Demushkin, which was later banned in 2015.

Criminal cases※

In May 2009, he was found guilty by a Moscow Court of inciting ethnic hatred after comparing the Russian White House to a Torah Scroll.

In August 2016, he was sentenced to prison on charges of creating an extremist group and "money laundering." He was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison.

References※

^ "Чем известен Александр Поткин". Kommersant. 24 August 2016.
^ "Moscow Court Finds Russian Nationalist Guilty Of Money Laundering". rferl.org. 24 August 2016.
^ "Ultranationalists Attempt to Unite". The Moscow Times. 5 May 2011.
^ "Slavic Riot in Stravopol, "Kommersant," 7 June 2007". Archived from the original on 6 September 2008. Retrieved 27 June 2009.
^ "Суд запретил "Движение против нелегальной иммиграции"". BBC Russian. 11 April 2011.
^ "Суд запретил объединение "Русские" за экстремизм". Interfax. 28 October 2015.
^ "Decapitating extremism Russia Profile, May 28 2009". Archived from the original on 2010-08-12. Retrieved 2009-06-04.

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