# Russian man who turned abandoned water tower into home fined 570,000 rubles for donating to Anti-Corruption Foundation

https://mins.news/en/item/122760

- Meduza, 2026-10-30 15:56 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/30/russian-man-who-turned-abandoned-water-tower-into-home-fined-570-000-rubles-for-donating-to-anti-corruption-foundation

> A court in Tomsk fined radio host and IT manager Alexander Lunev 570,000 rubles for donating 7,000 rubles to Alexey Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation five years ago, after Russian authorities had designated it “extremist.” Lunev pleaded guilty and was released after the verdict.

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