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64-year-old was arrested after he was found drunk and carrying a backpack containing a woman's arms

“He was aware of his actions at the time of the crime,” says judge.

The trial of Sokolov, a history lecturer and recipient of Frances Legion dHonneur in 2003, caused an uproar by the activists in Russia over the rising number of domestic abuse incidents.  The history lecturer was arrested in November 2019 after officials pulled him out of freezing Moika River in Saint Petersburg. Sokolov during the time of his arrest was drunk and carrying a backpack containing a womans arms.  He admitted his crime of killing 24-year-old Anastasia Yeshchenko, who was her form...

10:47 AM MYT SAINT PETERSBURG (AFP): A Russian historian and Napoleon enthusiast was sentenced to 12-and-a-half-years in prison for murdering and dismembering his young lover last year. The Saint Petersburg trial, which spurred activists to voice growing anger over domestic abuse in Russia, began in June after delays due to the coronavirus pandemic. Oleg Sokolov (pic), 64, had admitted murdering 24-year-old Anastasia Yeshchenko but said he committed the crime against his former student and love...

Russian Historian Sentenced To 12.5 Years For Butchering Lover 12/25/20 AT 9:44 PM A Russian historian and Napoleon enthusiast was sentenced to 12-and-a-half-years in prison for murdering and dismembering his young lover last year. The Saint Petersburg trial, which spurred activists to voice growing anger over domestic abuse in Russia, began in June after delays due to the coronavirus pandemic. Oleg Sokolov, 64, had admitted murdering 24-year-old Anastasia Yeshchenko but said he committed the c...

Text size Prosecutors in Saint Petersburg on Monday requested a 15-year jail term for a decorated Russian historian and Napoleon enthusiast accused of murdering and dismembering his young lover last year. The trial, which spurred activists to voice growing anger over domestic abuse in Russia, began in June after delays due to the coronavirus pandemic. A broadcast of the final arguments on Monday showed Oleg Sokolov, a lecturer who received Frances Legion dHonneur in 2003, wearing a grey j...

Prosecutors Seek 15 Years For Noted Russian Historian Who Murdered, Dismembered Girlfriend December 14, 2020 16:05 GMT Share share Print ST. PETERSBURG, Russia -- Prosecutors in the murder case against a flamboyant Russian professor who murdered and dismembered his student lover are seeking a 15-year prison term for a crime that has captivated St. Petersburg, Russias second-largest city, over the past year. Prosecutors Asya Lokotkova and Marina Suvorova asked the Oktyabr district court on Dece...