Nikolai Rybakov appeals to the Governor of St. Petersburg to install a memorial plaque to anti-fascist Timur Kacharava
Press Release, 13.11.2026
On the anniversary of the murder of anti-fascist activist Timur Kacharava, Yabloko Chairman Nikolai Rybakov has appealed for the fourth time to St. Petersburg Governor Alexander Beglov to commemorate him. Kacharava was a musician and one of the organisers of the Food Not Bombs movement in the city.
Timur Kacharava was killed with six stab wounds to the neck outside the flagship store of the Bukvoed bookshop chain on Ligovsky Prospekt on 13 November 2005. Neo-Nazis attacked him and his friend Maxim Zgibai. Maxim was taken to hospital with a traumatic brain injury and a knife wound to the chest.
Memorial events are held at the place where the anti-fascist was killed: people bring flowers, candles and portraits of him to the shop windows. Almost every year, the words “TIMUR, WE WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER YOU” are written on the wall. However, the inscription is soon painted over and the flowers are removed.
Nikolai Rybakov believes it is important to preserve this inscription in memory of the tragic event, and also to install a memorial plaque. He sent similar appeals to Governor Beglov in 2020, 2023 and 2025, but no memorial has been created to date.
Posted: November 13th, 2026 under Human Rights, YABLOKO Against Nationalism, Extremism and Xenophobia, Yabloko's Regional Branches.