Support

Three actions

To spread Skobov’s words, to write him letters in prison, to help his family. Any of the three is real support; choose what feels closest to you.

Spread

Read and share the texts

The easiest and most important way: so that Skobov’s voice doesn’t go silent while he is in prison, his texts must keep moving — through messengers, social networks, conversations.

The archive holds forty years of writing — his most recent essays and his closing court speech. Forward one text to someone for whom, in your view, it would matter. Quote a fragment. Tell it in your own words.

Archive of texts
Write

Letters to prison

There is no working radio, no television, no newspapers in Skobov’s cell. Letters are his only contact with the world. He reads them carefully, almost always replies.

What to write about
  1. 01.
    News from the world

    Politics, public debate, events — what propaganda is silent about or lies about. Of all his deprivations, Skobov complains only about information hunger.

  2. 02.
    Responses to texts

    Tell him what you think of his words — agreement, argument, what you didn’t understand. A publicist needs feedback urgently; in prison, there is nowhere to get it.

  3. 03.
    Ordinary life

    Cats, children, trips, concerts, conversations with friends. Everything that makes up an ordinary day on the outside — and that, from prison, looks like another planet.

  4. 04.
    Literature

    Books are nearly the only art available in the cell. Skobov is well-read and loves poetry; you can copy poems straight into the letter.

Electronic letters
Recipient
Скобов Александр Валерьевич, 1957
Institution
ФКУТ-2
Region
Липецкая область
Write via zt.ru
Paper letters
Postal code
399783
Address
Lipetsk Region, Yelets, ul. Proletarskaya, d. 1B
Institution
FKU Tyurma No. 2 UFSIN Rossii po Lipetskoy oblasti
Recipient
Skobov Aleksandr Valeryevich, b. 1957
As written on the envelope
Postal code
399783
Address
Липецкая область, г. Елец, ул. Пролетарская, д. 1Б
Institution
ФКУ Тюрьма — 2 УФСИН России по Липецкой области
Recipient
Скобову Александру Валерьевичу, 1957 г. р.

To get a reply, enclose a self-addressed envelope and ruled paper.

You can also send letters through the ‘Vestochka’ service or through the ‘Rosuznik’ volunteers.

Before sending, check the recipient’s name, currency, network, and fee. Cryptocurrency transfers are irreversible; for a large amount, you can first make a small test transfer, allowing for a separate fee. If anything does not match or the Show and Copy buttons do not work, do not send the money.

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Ways to transfer
I.

Bank card (Russia)

For transfers from inside Russia.

Card number
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Bank
Т-Банк
Payment purpose
Дарение
II.

Bank transfer (SWIFT/SEPA)

A transfer from abroad. Timing and fees depend on the bank.

IBAN
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Recipient
Vladimir Volokhonskii
Payment purpose
for Alexander Skobov
III.

PayPal

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E-mail
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for Alexander Skobov

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IV.

Bitcoin

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