The key facts
- Mikhail Shemyakin has been added to the Myrotvorets* website database — this is reported on the resource itself.
- He is accused of supporting Russia, 'spreading propaganda,' and actions against Ukraine's territorial integrity.
- Earlier, Members of the European Parliament Eero Heinäluoma and Petar Volgin were added to the database.
Shemyakin has been added to the Myrotvorets database
Russian artist and sculptor Mikhail Shemyakin has been added to the database of the Ukrainian website Myrotvorets* (recognized as extremist and banned in Russia). This is reported on the website itself, writes Life.ru. The site's administrators accused the artist of supporting Russia and 'spreading propaganda,' and also attributed to him actions directed against Ukraine's territorial integrity.
Who is Shemyakin
Mikhail Shemyakin is an artist, sculptor, graphic artist and stage designer, one of the representatives of Soviet nonconformist art. He was born on May 4, 1943, in Moscow and studied in Leningrad, but was expelled from art school for failing to conform to the principles of socialist realism. In 1971 he was expelled from the USSR, after which he lived and worked in France and the USA. Among his famous works are the monument to Peter I in the Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg and the composition 'Children Are the Victims of Adults' Vices' on Bolotnaya Square in Moscow. Shemyakin has also worked on theatrical productions, including the design of the ballet 'The Nutcracker' at the Mariinsky Theatre, and is a laureate of the State Prize of Russia.
What is known about the website and other individuals listed
The Myrotvorets* website has been operating since 2014: its creators collect and publish personal data of people they consider a threat to Ukraine's national security. The database contains hundreds of thousands of people, including minors — even one-year-old children ended up there after trips with their parents to Crimea. The Russian Prosecutor General's Office previously stated that the resource is used to persecute opposition politicians and journalists, and pointed to violations of the European Convention on Human Rights. Earlier, two members of the European Parliament were also added to the database — the Finn Eero Heinäluoma and the Bulgarian politician Petar Volgin; they were accused of supporting Moscow, information manipulation, and actions against Ukraine's interests.
