Russia is probably one of the most religious countries in the world, so miniAt least when it comes to the connection between church and politics. Thanks to this, when the church doesn't like something, politicians immediately address it and don't hesitate to use all their executive power to ensure that the church is not threatened. After the Pussy Riot scandal in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow in 2013, a new law came into force that allows the court to impose a fine of up to one million rubles or a prison sentence of more than three years for blasphemy.
Young Ruslan Sokolovsky, who played Pokémon GO in a temple in Yekaterinburg, wanted to point out this law in his video. It was in the temple that there was a virtual gym for Pokemon training. The young man went to play in it and recorded the whole thing on video. Instead of the church being happy that even under this pretext it can get young people to church, and it already had someone in it who would convince the players to devote at least a few minutes of time not only to playing, but also to religion itself, it preferred to turn the state apparatus against him.
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After the video was published, the young man received a lawsuit from the state for inciting religious hatred, and so that this young citizen could apparently not kill half of Russia, the court immediately sent him to prison as well. Subsequently, Ruslan was sent to house arrest and awaits the next trial. Prosecutors don't see a single reason why a young man shouldn't receive the maximum sentence for a few minutes of playing on a cell phone in a church and believe he will end up behind bars for three and a half years for his video.
The Russians are simply elsewhere, no:-d
Well, Russia... our role model.
Someone else can curse our political conditions and freedom of speech.