About Alexander Potkin
Born 1976. Alexander Potkin is a Russian politician.
Alexander Anatolyevich Potkin (; 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.
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Who is Alexander Potkin?
Russian politician
When was Alexander Potkin born?
Alexander Potkin was born on 29 April 1976 in Moscow.
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Alexander Potkin is a politician.
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Alexander Potkin is Russian.
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