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| name = Anatoly Kucherena
| name = Anatoly Kucherena
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1960|8|23}}
| caption = Kucherena in 2011
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1960|8|23}}
| birth_place = [[Hîrjauca|Mîndra]], [[Călărași District]], [[Moldova]] (then [[Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic|Moldavian SSR]])
| birth_place = [[Hîrjauca|Mîndra]], [[Călărași District]], [[Moldavian SSR]], Soviet Union
| birthname = Anatoly Grigorievich Kucherena
| native_name = Анатолий Кучерена
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| nationality = Russian
| occupation = Lawyer
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| website = http://www.kucherena.ru
| birthname = Anatoly Grigorievich Kucherena
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| nationality = Russian
| occupation = Lawyer
| website = {{Official website}}
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'''Anatoly Grigorievich Kucherena''' ({{lang-ru|Анатолий Григорьевич Кучерена}}; born August 23, 1960) is a [[Russia]]n attorney, public figure, Doctor of Law, and professor. From mid-2013, Kucherena has represented former NSA contractor [[Edward Snowden]]'s interests in the Russian Federation. Kucherena continues to represent Snowden [[pro bono]] on an occasional basis.<ref name="ProBono">{{Cite web|url=http://tass.ru/en/russia/776625 |title=US whistleblower Snowden works in Russian company, not married yet — lawyer |last= |first= |date= |website= |publisher=TASS |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210192021/http://tass.ru/en/russia/776625 |archive-date=2015-02-10 |access-date=2016-09-18 |deadurl=no |df= }}</ref>
'''Anatoly Grigorievich Kucherena''' ({{lang-ru|Анатолий Григорьевич Кучерена}}; born 23 August 1960) is a Russian attorney, public figure, Doctor of Law, and professor. From mid-2013, Kucherena has represented former NSA contractor [[Edward Snowden]]'s interests in the Russian Federation. Kucherena continues to represent Snowden, [[pro bono]], on an occasional basis.<ref name="ProBono">{{Cite web|url=http://tass.ru/en/russia/776625 |title=US whistleblower Snowden works in Russian company, not married yet — lawyer |publisher=TASS |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210192021/http://tass.ru/en/russia/776625 |archive-date=2015-02-10 |access-date=2016-09-18 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2013, according to [[Izvestia]], he was known as a person who spoke in favour of the banning of [[anonymizer]] software: advocating the prosecution of its development, distribution and usage by including it in the "[[malware]]" software category (a view which contradicts the terminology used in the industry).<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://izvestia.ru/news/551271|title=Силовики предлагают запретить ПО, скрывающее пользователя в Сети|newspaper=Izvestia|language=ru|trans-title=Law enforcement propose to ban the software concealing user's identity in the Internet|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130603235331/http://izvestia.ru/news/551271|archive-date=2013-06-03 |access-date=2016-11-19}}</ref>


In June 2014, American film director [[Oliver Stone]] acquired rights to a screen adaptation of Kucherena's novel, ''Time of the Octopus'', the story of fictional American [[whistleblower]] Joshua Cold. Threatened by his government and waiting for a decision on his request for Russian asylum, Cold spends three weeks in the transit area of the Moscow airport. Stone said, "Anatoly has written a 'grand inquisitor'-style Russian novel weighing the soul of his fictional whistleblower against the gravity of a [[Nineteen Eighty-Four|''1984'']] tyranny that has achieved global proportions."<ref name="Octopus">http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oliver-stone-options-novel-by-710699</ref> The book, first in a "psychological-political thriller trilogy," is set to be released on March 3, 2015, according to state news agency [[RIA Novosti]]. ''The Moscow Times'' reported that Kucherena said Snowden had already received a copy of the book and liked it.<ref name="OctopusRelease">http://www.themoscowtimes.com/article/516112.html</ref> In April 2015, [[WikiLeaks]] revealed that Oliver Stone paid $1 million for the movie rights to Kucherena's novel.<ref>https://wikileaks.org/sony/press/</ref>
In June 2014, American film director [[Oliver Stone]] acquired rights to a screen adaptation of Kucherena's novel, ''Time of the Octopus'', the story of fictional American [[whistleblower]] Joshua Kold. Threatened by his government and waiting for a decision on his request for Russian asylum, Kold spends three weeks in the transit area of the Moscow airport. Stone said, "Anatoly has written a 'grand inquisitor'-style Russian novel weighing the soul of his fictional whistleblower against the gravity of a [[Nineteen Eighty-Four|''1984'']] tyranny that has achieved global proportions."<ref name="Octopus">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/oliver-stone-options-novel-by-710699/|title=Oliver Stone Options Novel by Edward Snowden's Russian Lawyer|first1=Stuart|last1=Kemp|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=June 10, 2014}}</ref> The book, the first in a "psychological-political thriller trilogy," was released on 3 March 2015 in Russian and 29 January 2017 in English. ''The Moscow Times'' reported that Kucherena said Snowden had received a copy of the book and liked it.<ref name="OctopusRelease">{{Cite web | url=http://www.themoscowtimes.com/article/516112.html | title=Snowden's Lawyer to Release Book on March 3 | date=2015-02-17 | access-date=2024-04-15}}</ref>


==Background==
==Background==


* Kucherena was born in the village of [[Hîrjauca|Mîndra]], [[Călărași District]], [[Moldova]] (formerly Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic).
* Kucherena was born in the village of [[Hîrjauca|Mîndra]], [[Călărași District]], [[Moldova]] (formerly the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic).
* In 1979-1981, he did his military service in the Soviet Army (missile troops) serving at the Kapustin Yar and Aralsk launching ranges. He left the service as a squad leader.
* In 1979-1981, he did his military service in the Soviet Army (missile troops) serving at the Kapustin Yar and Aralsk launching ranges. He left the service as a squad leader.
* In 1991, Kucherena graduated from the All-Union Correspondence Law Institute.
* In 1991, Kucherena graduated from the All-Union Correspondence Law Institute (now [[Kutafin Moscow State Law University]]).
* Since 1993, he is a member of the [[Moscow]] City Bar Association. In 1993-1995, he worked at the First Moscow Legal Advice Center where Henri Reznik, a prominent Soviet and Russian lawyer,<ref>[[Henri Reznik]]</ref> was his mentor.
* Since 1993, he has been a member of the [[Moscow]] City Bar Association. In 1993-1995, he worked at the First Moscow Legal Advice Center where [[Henri Reznik]], a prominent Soviet and Russian lawyer,<ref>[[Henri Reznik]]</ref> was his mentor.
* Since December 26, 2001, Head of Chair, Bar and Notariat, [[Moscow State University]] of Law named after O.E. Kutafin (O.E. Kutafin University).<ref>http://msal.ru/en/</ref>
* Since 26 December 2001, Kucherena has been Head of Chair, Bar and Notariat, Kutafin Moscow State Law University.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://msal.ru/en/|title=Main|website=msal.ru}}</ref>
* In 1995, Kucherena established and became the head of one of the first law offices – Argument Attorneys at Law (since 2003, Kucherena & Partners Law Firm).
* In 1995, Kucherena established and became the head of one of the first law offices: Argument Attorneys at Law (since 2003, Kucherena & Partners Law Firm).
* Kucherena is a member of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation since 2005.<ref>http://www.oprf.ru/en</ref>
* Kucherena has been a member of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation since 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.oprf.ru/en|title=Общественная палата Российской Федерации|website=www.oprf.ru}}</ref>
* Kucherena is the Chairman of Public Council at the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation since 2013,<ref>http://os.mvd.ru/</ref> the Chairman of the Central Council, the All-Russia Social Movement Civil Society,<ref>http://www.kucherena.ru/go/</ref> and the Chairman of the Institute for Democracy and Cooperation (non-profit foundation).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indemco.org/index.php?language%3D2 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-10-17 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141011002931/http://www.indemco.org/index.php?language=2 |archivedate=2014-10-11 |df= }}</ref>
* Kucherena has been the Chairman of Public Council at the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation since 2013<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://xn--n1ag.xn--b1aew.xn--p1ai/|title=Общественный совет при Министерстве Внутренних Дел России|website=xn--n1ag.xn--b1aew.xn--p1ai}}</ref> the Chairman of the Central Council, the All-Russia Social Movement Civil Society,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kucherena.ru/go/ |title=Общероссийское Общественное Движение <nobr>"Гражданское общество"</nobr> &#124; Анатолий Кучерена |access-date=2014-10-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023161924/http://www.kucherena.ru/go/ |archive-date=2014-10-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and the Chairman of the Institute for Democracy and Cooperation (non-profit foundation).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indemco.org/index.php?language%3D2 |title=Institute for Democracy and Cooperation |access-date=2014-10-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141011002931/http://www.indemco.org/index.php?language=2 |archive-date=2014-10-11 }}</ref>
* In 1999, Kucherena defended his master’s thesis on Administrative Justice in Defense of Human and Civil Rights and Freedoms in the Russian Federation.
* In 1999, Kucherena defended his master’s thesis on, ''Administrative Justice in Defense of Human and Civil Rights and Freedoms in the Russian Federation''.
* In 2003 Kucherena became the Doctor of Law with the thesis on Advocacy Role in the Civic Society Formation in Russia.
* In 2003, Kucherena became a Doctor of Law, with his thesis entitled, ''Advocacy Role in Civic Society Formation in Russia''.


==High-profile cases and clients==
==High-profile cases and clients==


* In 1997-2001, Kucherena defended [[Platon Obukhov]], a writer and diplomat on charges of “spying” for the United Kingdom. The court found Obukhov not responsible on the grounds of mental illness and ordered to transfer him from prison to a psychiatric clinic. In 2003, he was discharged from the clinic for outpatients’ treatment.
* Between 1997 and 2001, Kucherena defended [[Platon Obukhov]], a writer and diplomat facing charges of “spying” for the United Kingdom. The court found Obukhov not responsible on the grounds of mental illness and ordered his transfer from prison to a psychiatric clinic. In 2003, he was discharged from the clinic for outpatient treatment.
* In 2000-2005, Kucherena represented Tamara Rokhlina charged of murdering her husband, General [[Lev Rokhlin]]. In 2000, she was sentenced to 8-year imprisonment. The sentence was reversed by the Supreme Court in 2001 and a new 4-year suspended sentence judgment was passed in 2005. In the same year, the European Rights Court recognized that Rokhlina’s rights were violated in the investigation—in particular, she served an excessive term in detention.
* Between 2000 and 2005, Kucherena represented Tamara Rokhlina, who was charged of murdering her husband, General [[Lev Rokhlin]]. In 2000, she was sentenced to eight years imprisonment. The sentence was reversed by the Supreme Court in 2001 and a new four-year suspended sentence was passed in 2005. In the same year, the European Rights Court recognized that Rokhlina’s rights were violated in the investigation: in particular, that she served an excessive term in detention.


At different times, Kucherena also represented:
At different times, Kucherena has also represented:
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* Businessman Sergey Lisovsky<ref>[[:ru:Лисовский, Сергей Фёдорович]]</ref> (1996, Boris Yeltsin’s electoral campaign funding case);

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* Businessman Sergey Lisovsky<ref>[[:ru:Лисовский, Сергей Фёдорович]]</ref> (Boris Yeltsin’s electoral campaign funding in 1996 case);
* Valentin Kovalev,<ref>[[:ru:Ковалёв, Валентин Алексеевич]]</ref> former [[Minister of Justice of the Russian Federation]];
* Valentin Kovalev,<ref>[[:ru:Ковалёв, Валентин Алексеевич]]</ref> former [[Minister of Justice of the Russian Federation]];
* [[Nikita Mikhalkov]], film director and public figure;
* [[Nikita Mikhalkov]], film director and public figure;
* Singer [[Joseph Kobzon|Iosif (Joseph) Kobzon]];
* Singer [[Joseph Kobzon|Iosif (Joseph) Kobzon]];
* Businessman [[Suleyman Kerimov]], charged in the [[Uralkali]] case in Belarus;<ref>https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/belarus-charges-anzhi-owner-potash-032123140.html</ref>
* Businessman [[Suleyman Kerimov]], charged in the [[Uralkali]] case in Belarus;<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/belarus-charges-anzhi-owner-potash-032123140.html|title=Belarus charges Anzhi owner in potash probe|website=au.finance.yahoo.com|date=2 September 2013 }}</ref>
* Grigory Lepsveridze (known as [[Grigory Leps]]), a Russian crooner blacklisted in the U.S.A. on accusations of being a money courier for the [[Brothers’ Circle]], a Eurasian criminal organization. The news sparked a public outcry and a petition in support of the singer posted on the U.S. White House website;
* Grigory Lepsveridze (known as [[Grigory Leps]]), a Russian crooner blacklisted in the U.S.A. on accusations of being a money courier for the [[Brothers’ Circle]], a Eurasian criminal organization. The news sparked a public outcry and a petition in support of the singer posted on the U.S. White House website;
* [[Viktor Yanukovych]], fugitive ex-president of Ukraine;<ref>http://www.haaretz.com/news/world/1.576955</ref>
* [[Viktor Yanukovych]], fugitive ex-president of Ukraine;<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.haaretz.com/news/world/1.576955|title=Fugitive Ukrainian President Shows Up in Moscow|agency=Associated Press|date=27 February 2014|newspaper=Haaretz}}</ref>
* [[Edward Snowden]], former CIA employee and NSA contractor. As of February 2015, Kucherena represented Snowden [[pro bono]] on an occasional basis.<ref name="ProBono"/>
* [[Edward Snowden]], former CIA employee and NSA contractor. As of February 2015, Kucherena represented Snowden [[pro bono]] on an occasional basis.<ref name="ProBono"/>


==Literary works==
==References==
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==External links==
Anatoly Kucherena authored the following books (all in the Russian language)
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* ''The Ball of Lawlessness. Attorney’s Diagnosis.'' — Moscow, Politbureau Publishers, 1999. — 351 pages
* ''Advocacy Role in the Civic Society Formation in Russia.'' — Moscow, Penates Publishers, 2002. — 223 pages.
* ''Advocacy under Judicial Reform.'' — Мoscow, Penates Publishers, 2002. — 87 pages.
* ''Origin and Fundamental Operating Principles of Russian Advocacy.'' — Мoscow, Law and Life Publishers, 2002.
* ''Who Stands to Gain from It? Attorney’s Biased Notes.'' — Moscow, 2003. — 238 pages.
* ''Rule of Force — Feebleness of Law.'' — Мoscow, National Review Publishers, 2003. — 350 pages.
* ''We Cannot Do Without Bloodshed…'' — Мoscow, National Review Publishers, 2003. — 253 pages.
* ''Between the Public and the State. 30 Centuries of Civic Societies.'' — Мoscow, National Review Publishers, 2004. — 317 pages.
* ''Advocacy: Textbook.'' — Мoscow, Lawyer Publishers, 2004. — 351 pages.
* ''Advocacy: Textbook.'' — 2nd reworked and supplemented edition. — Moscow, Lawyer Publishers, 2006. — 751 pages.
* ''Attorney’s Resource Book.'' — Rostov-on-Don, Felix Publishers, 2007. — 1004 pages. — (Legal Advisor).
* ''Housing Disputes: Legal Reference Book for the Public.'' — Rostov-on-Don, Felix Publishers, 2008. — 445 pages. — (Legal Advisor).
* ''From the State Terror to the Mercy Era. In 2 volumes: Vol. 1.'' — Moscow, National Review Publishers, 2008. — 560 pages; Vol. 2. — Moscow, National Review Publishers, 2008. — 383 pages.
* ''Daydreamers of the Civic Society. Four Years in the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation.'' – Moscow, National Review Publishers, 2009. — 576 pages.
* ''Magna Charters. How Human Rights Were Melt in the Fire of Four Revolutions.'' – Moscow, National Review Publishers, 2011. — 536 pages, with pictures.


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Revision as of 16:51, 23 May 2024

Anatoly Kucherena
Анатолий Кучерена
Kucherena in 2011
Born
Anatoly Grigorievich Kucherena

(1960-08-23) August 23, 1960 (age 64)
Mîndra, Călărași District, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union
NationalityRussian
OccupationLawyer
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

Anatoly Grigorievich Kucherena (Russian: Анатолий Григорьевич Кучерена; born 23 August 1960) is a Russian attorney, public figure, Doctor of Law, and professor. From mid-2013, Kucherena has represented former NSA contractor Edward Snowden's interests in the Russian Federation. Kucherena continues to represent Snowden, pro bono, on an occasional basis.[1] In 2013, according to Izvestia, he was known as a person who spoke in favour of the banning of anonymizer software: advocating the prosecution of its development, distribution and usage by including it in the "malware" software category (a view which contradicts the terminology used in the industry).[2]

In June 2014, American film director Oliver Stone acquired rights to a screen adaptation of Kucherena's novel, Time of the Octopus, the story of fictional American whistleblower Joshua Kold. Threatened by his government and waiting for a decision on his request for Russian asylum, Kold spends three weeks in the transit area of the Moscow airport. Stone said, "Anatoly has written a 'grand inquisitor'-style Russian novel weighing the soul of his fictional whistleblower against the gravity of a 1984 tyranny that has achieved global proportions."[3] The book, the first in a "psychological-political thriller trilogy," was released on 3 March 2015 in Russian and 29 January 2017 in English. The Moscow Times reported that Kucherena said Snowden had received a copy of the book and liked it.[4]

Background

  • Kucherena was born in the village of Mîndra, Călărași District, Moldova (formerly the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic).
  • In 1979-1981, he did his military service in the Soviet Army (missile troops) serving at the Kapustin Yar and Aralsk launching ranges. He left the service as a squad leader.
  • In 1991, Kucherena graduated from the All-Union Correspondence Law Institute (now Kutafin Moscow State Law University).
  • Since 1993, he has been a member of the Moscow City Bar Association. In 1993-1995, he worked at the First Moscow Legal Advice Center where Henri Reznik, a prominent Soviet and Russian lawyer,[5] was his mentor.
  • Since 26 December 2001, Kucherena has been Head of Chair, Bar and Notariat, Kutafin Moscow State Law University.[6]
  • In 1995, Kucherena established and became the head of one of the first law offices: Argument Attorneys at Law (since 2003, Kucherena & Partners Law Firm).
  • Kucherena has been a member of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation since 2005.[7]
  • Kucherena has been the Chairman of Public Council at the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation since 2013[8] the Chairman of the Central Council, the All-Russia Social Movement Civil Society,[9] and the Chairman of the Institute for Democracy and Cooperation (non-profit foundation).[10]
  • In 1999, Kucherena defended his master’s thesis on, Administrative Justice in Defense of Human and Civil Rights and Freedoms in the Russian Federation.
  • In 2003, Kucherena became a Doctor of Law, with his thesis entitled, Advocacy Role in Civic Society Formation in Russia.

High-profile cases and clients

  • Between 1997 and 2001, Kucherena defended Platon Obukhov, a writer and diplomat facing charges of “spying” for the United Kingdom. The court found Obukhov not responsible on the grounds of mental illness and ordered his transfer from prison to a psychiatric clinic. In 2003, he was discharged from the clinic for outpatient treatment.
  • Between 2000 and 2005, Kucherena represented Tamara Rokhlina, who was charged of murdering her husband, General Lev Rokhlin. In 2000, she was sentenced to eight years imprisonment. The sentence was reversed by the Supreme Court in 2001 and a new four-year suspended sentence was passed in 2005. In the same year, the European Rights Court recognized that Rokhlina’s rights were violated in the investigation: in particular, that she served an excessive term in detention.

At different times, Kucherena has also represented:

References

  1. ^ a b "US whistleblower Snowden works in Russian company, not married yet — lawyer". TASS. Archived from the original on 2015-02-10. Retrieved 2016-09-18.
  2. ^ "Силовики предлагают запретить ПО, скрывающее пользователя в Сети" [Law enforcement propose to ban the software concealing user's identity in the Internet]. Izvestia (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2013-06-03. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  3. ^ Kemp, Stuart (June 10, 2014). "Oliver Stone Options Novel by Edward Snowden's Russian Lawyer". The Hollywood Reporter.
  4. ^ "Snowden's Lawyer to Release Book on March 3". 2015-02-17. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
  5. ^ Henri Reznik
  6. ^ "Main". msal.ru.
  7. ^ "Общественная палата Российской Федерации". www.oprf.ru.
  8. ^ "Общественный совет при Министерстве Внутренних Дел России". xn--n1ag.xn--b1aew.xn--p1ai.
  9. ^ "Общероссийское Общественное Движение <nobr>"Гражданское общество"</nobr> | Анатолий Кучерена". Archived from the original on 2014-10-23. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  10. ^ "Institute for Democracy and Cooperation". Archived from the original on 2014-10-11. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  11. ^ ru:Лисовский, Сергей Фёдорович
  12. ^ ru:Ковалёв, Валентин Алексеевич
  13. ^ "Belarus charges Anzhi owner in potash probe". au.finance.yahoo.com. 2 September 2013.
  14. ^ "Fugitive Ukrainian President Shows Up in Moscow". Haaretz. Associated Press. 27 February 2014.

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