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Nikita Khrushchev's Great-Granddaughter on Russia's "Foreign Agents" List

Moscow – The Russian Ministry of Justice has included political scientist Nina Khrushchev, the great-granddaughter of former Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, on the list of so-called foreign agents, it was announced on the ministry's official website.

Nikita Khrushchev's Great-Granddaughter on Russia's "Foreign Agents" List

TL;DR

  • Nina Khrushchev, great-granddaughter of Nikita Khrushchev, has been placed on Russia's 'foreign agents' list.
  • Reasons cited include spreading 'inaccurate information', opposing the military operation in Ukraine, and associating with other foreign agents.
  • Khrushchev lives in the United States and teaches at The New School in New York.
  • Other individuals added to the list include journalist Sergey Reznik, philosopher Vadim Shtepa, professor Ekaterina Zhuravskaya, and activist Alexey Nesterenko.
  • Khrushchev previously faced criticism in Russia for stating that Crimea belongs to Ukraine and calling its 1954 transfer a 'managerial decision'.