18:40, 10 September 2026

The tarot reader from Astrakhan was fined for demonstrating extremist symbols.

The Lenin District Court of Astrakhan fined a tarot reader one thousand rubles under the protocol for demonstrating extremist symbols. According to the court, the reason was photos and videos with a pentagram and an image of Baphomet on "VKontakte."

According to the court, a resident of Astrakhan, who called herself a tarot reader and witch, published photos on social media with images of pentagrams and Baphomet. A protocol was drawn up against her for publicly demonstrating the attributes or symbols of an extremist organization.

The court found her guilty of demonstrating extremist symbols and fined her one thousand rubles; she admitted her guilt, reports RIA "Novosti" today.

The "International Satanism Movement," recognized as extremist and banned in Russia, was included by Rosfinmonitoring in the list of organizations and individuals for whom there is information about their involvement in extremist activities or terrorism on September 19, 2025. The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation recognized the movement as an extremist organization in July 2025 and banned its activities on the territory of the Russian Federation. Propaganda or public demonstration of the symbols of extremist organizations entails a fine of one to two thousand rubles or administrative arrest for up to fifteen days, RIA "Novosti" reported.

In addition, the court confiscated the items of the administrative offense - books and a T-shirt with pentagrams, as well as pendants, a notebook, a poster, and "icons" with Baphomet. Currently, her social media pages, including a group dedicated to tarot, have been deleted, the agency clarifies.

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Translated automatically via OpenAI from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/426514