| Birth Date: | 1998 7, mf = yes |
| Birth Place: | Moscow, Russia |
| Occupation: | Student, radio host, Political blogger |
Yegor Sergeyevich Zhukov (Russian: Егор Сергеевич Жуков; born 28 July 1998) is a Russian radio host, blogger and politician.
Born on 28 July 1998, Zhukov is a student and tutor at the Higher School of Economics. He prepares his students for subject Olympiads.[1] Zhukov is described as a libertarian.[2]
Created his YouTube blog on June 6, 2017 as part of the contest[3] of Alexei Navalny.
On 14 February 2019, he announced his candidacy for the elections to the Moscow City Duma 2019.[4] On 30 June, he announced the removal of his candidacy.[5] [6]
During the 2019 Moscow protests he became "Moscow's New Face Of Dissent"[7] for his YouTube videos in support of protestors and their cause against corrupt Russian elections and criticizing police actions during rallies. On 2 August 2019, he was arrested and charged with rioting during an unauthorized rally in Moscow.[8]
On 6 December, he was sentenced to three years' probation – lighter than expected[9] – following widespread public support for him.[10] Before sentencing he made a statement about responsibility and love in Russian society,[11] contrasting these ideals with the Russian government's autocracy and dehumanization of its citizens. Rapper Oxxxymiron offered to pay his bail.
After his release, Zhukov gained a job as a radio host on the Echo of Moscow radio station.[12] He interviews such Russian figures as Alexey Navalny, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Natalya Poklonskaya, Leonid Parfyonov, Mikhail Svetov, Maxim Katz and others.
On 30 August 2020, Zhukov was beaten up and taken to a hospital. Zhukov and his attorney linked the assault with his political activity.[13]
Since then, Yegor Zhukov has not appeared in public, his social networks are not updated.