The hero of the article is Kirill Vladimirovich Barabash, whose biography is interesting in connection with the completion of the trial in the ZOV IGPR case, in which the lieutenant colonel was deprived of his officer rank and sentenced to a real prison term. How did the formation of such a bright and controversial personality take place, and why is Kirill Vladimirovich called a prisoner of conscience?
Origin
The childhood of his father, Vladimir Pavlovich, fell on the post-war years. Growing up in an incomplete family, he firmly decided to become a military man. He served in the Air Force, received an excellent education. He had the rank of Major General of Aviation. For 10 years, until 1996, he headed the VATU. Later, his son Kirill Barabash also graduated from the Achinsk College. An honored officer, Vladimir Pavlovich has two orders and 18 medals in his service record. After his dismissal from the ranks of the Republic of Armenia, he continued to work as a civilian, headed the headquarters of the Ministry of Emergency Situations (Kaluga region). Currently lives in Zhukovsky, is engaged in social work, supportsconnections with graduates of the aviation technical school.
He managed to pass on his love for aviation to children. Daughter Elena studied as a civil aviation engineer in Kyiv, son Kirill graduated from a flight school in Barnaul, and then VATU. Together with his wife Valentina, Vladimir Pavlovich had to serve in Siberia and Transbaikalia, Mongolia and Vietnam, and in Ukraine. In Kyiv in 1977, on January 21, Kirill Barabash was born, to whom the article is dedicated.
Education
Father believed that a real officer should strive to be a comprehensively developed, cultured and educated person. As head of the school, he paid attention to ties with the local drama theater, invited pop artists, and encouraged the development of the Kaveen movement. It is not surprising that the son received an artistic and musical education at one time. Many of his entourage still believe that he is a good poet. Kirill Vladimirovich himself often calls himself an artist. In addition to learning to fly, in Tomsk he was educated as an aeronautical engineer, graduating from the Polytechnic Institute. Later in Moscow he entered the Law Academy, is a certified lawyer. Hobbies include scuba diving.
In recent years, Barabash Kirill Vladimirovich lived in Zhukovsky and Lyubertsy, served in the Research Institute of the Ministry of Defense. His field of activity is the electrical equipment of aviation equipment. But he became famous thanks to his political views.
Biography of Kirill Barabash: AVN
Historian Y. Mukhin at the endIn the 1990s, a public organization known as the AVN was created. The "Army of the People's Will" actively cooperated with the Union of Soviet Officers, where the political career of the hero of the article began. He was distinguished by two qualities: a high level of organization and real oratorical talent. He always expresses his thoughts clearly and very emotionally. The views of the AVN and its leader, Yuri Mukhin, coincided with the principled position of Barabash, who always expressed dissatisfaction with the leaders of power ministries. The negative opinion about senior military officials has grown into a condemnation of corruption in the upper echelons of power in general. One of his main beliefs is that statesmen do not serve the people, but their bank accounts.
The ideology of the AVN was based on the creation of mechanisms for the formation of the responsibility of those in power to the population. To this end, a referendum was being prepared to adopt amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation, where the norms for punishing officials up to the highest measure were allowed. It was supposed to increase the number of members of the organization to 50,000 in order to obtain the 2 million signatures required for a large-scale referendum, but in 2011 the organization was banned for promoting extremism. Lieutenant Colonel Kirill Barabash, whose biography this article is devoted to, was at that time already among the leaders of the AVN. Together with everyone, he actively participated in pickets and rallies.
IGPR "CALL"
Activists of the public organization did not leave the idea, 3 years before the closure of the AVN they organized an initiative group, the purpose of which washolding a referendum (IGPR). The movement "For Responsible Elections" took part in the events on Bolotnaya Square, propagated its views, supported those political forces whose charter documents contained clauses on the responsibility of officials and authorities to the people. They joined the boycott of the presidential elections in 2011 after the candidate they supported, Boris Mironov, was denied registration. The basis for this decision was his brochure, which was recognized as extremist. In the summer of 2015, three activists - the former leader of AVN and editor of the banned "Duel" Y. Mukhin, journalist A. Sokolov (RBC TV channel) and V. Parfyonov - were detained on charges under Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. They were charged with creating an extremist organization. Kirill Barabash was initially considered as a witness, but in December 2015 his apartment was searched, after which the officer also sat in the dock.
The accusation was built on the testimony of witnesses, which allowed the investigation to bring charges of distributing extremist materials by the organization. The malicious intent of the IGPR was not realized due to the suppression of its activities by law enforcement agencies. The line of defense was built on the fact that the initiative group is not the legal successor of the banned AVN. Human rights organizations saw a political component in the process. According to them, the defendants were brought to trial for their political views. Kirill Barabash was also recognized as a prisoner of conscience.
Sentence
Before the announcement of the court decision, the three defendants were in jail. Y. Mukhinfor he alth reasons - under house arrest. The verdict by Judge Krivoruchko (Tverskoy Court of Moscow) was issued on August 10, 2017. There were about a hundred people in the courtroom, the same number of sympathizers were waiting for a decision outside the building. On charges of extremist activity, three received various real terms. The journalist Sokolov, for whom the commissioner for human rights interceded, will serve a sentence of 3.5 years. K. Barabash and V. Parfenov - 4 each. Mukhin was given a suspended sentence due to his state of he alth. Kirill Barabash, a participant in hostilities, was stripped of his military rank by a court decision. All defendants filed an appeal to a higher authority.
Private life
Barabash was lucky with his wife. She is his true support and companion. Daria Kucheryavaya gave birth to a wife of two children. At the time of the trial, the youngest daughter was just over 2.5 years old. The human rights organization "Memorial" recognized Kirill Barabash as a political prisoner. Daria regularly speaks in the media, trying to defend the good name of her husband, who has political views that are in opposition to those officially approved.
