Svetlana Mesyats, under house arrest, is suspected of embezzling 16 million rubles allocated for the "Aristotle's Heritage" project, but she denied her guilt, stating she lacked authority over fund distribution.

Svetlana Mesyats, under house arrest, is suspected of embezzling 16 million rubles allocated for the "Aristotle's Heritage" project, but she denied her guilt, stating she lacked authority over fund distribution.

@varlamov_news 22 May 2026, 18:25

Searches were conducted at the Institute of Philosophy of the Russian Academy of Sciences regarding the translations of Aristotle, during which about ten philosophers were interrogated, including academician Guseynov, while employee Mesiats was placed under house arrest for fraud.

@varlamov_news 22 May 2026, 12:32

On May 19, searches were conducted at the Institute of Philosophy of the Russian Academy of Sciences, resulting in the detention of 10 employees for questioning, and one employee, Svetlana Mesyats, was charged with fraud and placed under house arrest.

@meduzalive 22 May 2026, 12:12

Searches were conducted at the Institute of Philosophy of the Russian Academy of Sciences, where several employees were taken for questioning, and one of them, Svetlana Mesyats, is likely detained on suspicion of fraud related to Aristotle's translations.

@meduzalive 22 May 2026, 09:59

Searches were conducted at the Institute of Philosophy of the Russian Academy of Sciences regarding fraud with funds allocated for the translation of Aristotle's works, and employee Svetlana Mesyats was placed under house arrest.

@ovdinfolive 22 May 2026, 08:56