Last Updated: January 19, 2026

Maxim Adolfovich ZAMSHEV

Aliases

Максим Адольфович ЗАМШЕВ; Maksim Adolfovitj ZAMSJEV

Position

Member of the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights\n\nEditor-in-Chief of Literaturnaya Gazeta, Deputy chairman of the board of the Moscow branch of Union of Writers of Russia, Member of the Union of Journalists of Russia

DoB

1972-04-27

Linked to

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ%3AL_202500527&qid=1742218670627

Official reason

Maxim Zamshev is a Russian writer. He is a member of the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights. He is also an editor-in-chief of the Literaturnaya Gazeta. Since the start of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine he has supported Russia’s invasion, and spread Russian propaganda and disinformation about the war. Therefore, he ...

Other Information

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A32023R0429

Date of listing

2025-03-15

Program information

Authority

EU

Program

- Restrictive measures in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol (Crimea) - Restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (Territorial integrity) - Misappropriation of state funds of Ukraine (MSF) - Restrictive measures in response to the...

Regime

EU country specific, EU MSF

Target State

Russia

Measures

Asset freeze and prohibition to make funds available, Restrictions on admission

Sanctions Portfolio

- All assets of the listed persons and entities should be frozen. It is also prohibited to make any funds or assets directly or indirectly available to them. - Member States shall enforce travel restrictions on persons listed in the Annex of Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP.

Official Information

Program: Restrictive measures in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol (Crimea) On 6 March 2014, the Heads of State or Government of the EU countries strongly condemned the unprovoked violation of Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity by Russia. At its meeting on 20-21 March 2014, the European Council strongly conde...

Program URL

- https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02014D0386-20220622 - https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02014D0145-20230915 - https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02014D0119-20230304 - https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02022D0266-20230222