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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 France's Legion d'Honneur 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 woman's arms.  He admitted his crime of killing 24-year-old Anastasia Yeshchenko, who was her former student and lover, but said that the murder was committed in the heat of the moment during an ...

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 lover in the heat of the moment during an argument. He was arrested in November last year after he was f...

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 crime against his former student and lover in the heat of the moment during an argument. Judge Yulia ...