Alexey Soldatov, the founder of Russia’s first Internet service and champion of research and education networking, was sentenced to two years in prison for “abuse of power”.

Conclusion: Given the uncertainties mentioned above, the government’s track record, Soldatov’s contributions to society, and the fact that the IP address transfer never took place, he has been under house arrest awaiting trial and is in ill health, this prison sentence is politically motivated and morally unjustified.