Several people have asked: what will you do with the 26,000 euros (1,685,951 rubles at the current exchange rate) that Russia, through the Federal Treasury, is required to pay you under the European Court's ruling?
Since this is exactly the kind of case where all Russian citizens have to pay for Putin's judicial arbitrariness—about 0.00018 euros from each person—I'll explain.
I don't yet know whether this is subject to income tax. I don't think so, but if it is, then 13% will go there.
Since I am constantly urging all of you to donate to the Anti-Corruption Foundation, I will of course transfer 30% of the remaining amount there myself. As the saying goes, start with yourself. I try to follow that rule.
I'll keep the rest for living expenses and my family. I still have some income at the moment (you can do legal work even while under house arrest), but the unplanned expenses keep coming, especially because of these fabricated cases: I paid 500,000 rubles in the Kirovles case, 300,000 in the case involving the drug-addicted deputy, and just yesterday the Moscow City Court, in a closed hearing, upheld 600,000 rubles that I have to pay to crook and fraudster Liksutov.
Besides, it's important to understand that even if I do receive this money, it will only happen in a few months—the Russian government will almost certainly appeal the ruling, and the process will take time.
So that's my report on how I would spend this unexpected 26,000 euros.
And in the meantime, don't forget to vote and bring in new votes for our initiative. It's free, and it's the right thing to do. In the future, it will help preserve both budget revenues and taxpayers' income.
P.S. A separate payment of 2,500 euros to lawyer Mikhailova, who won this case, is provided for in the ECHR ruling.