Maxim Sergeyevich Martsinkevich (, 8 May 1984 – 16 September 2020), better known as Tesak (Russian for Cleaver, Hatchet, Hand Axe, Machete), was a Russian neo-Nazi activist, media personality, vlogger, and the leader and co-founder of the Restruct movement which manifested in post-Soviet countries. Death On 16 September 2020, Martsinkevich was found dead  in a pre-trial detention centre in the Chelyabinsk region, reportedly from taking his own life. Investigators launched a preliminary inquiry into his death . He had been due to travel to Moscow for questioning as part of a criminal case originating from 1999.Jailed Russian Neo-Nazi Found Dead in Apparent Suicide The Moscow Times He was 36. A funeral of Martsinkevich at Kuntsevo Cemetery in Moscow was attended by estimated 2 to 4.5 thousand URL The official explanation of his death as a suicide was contested by his attorney Matvey URL and by multiple commentators both friendly and hostile to the URL
Maxim Sergeyevich Martsinkevich (, 8 May 1984 – 16 September 2020), better known as Tesak (Russian for Cleaver, Hatchet, Hand Axe, Machete), was a Russian nationalist activist, media personality, vlogger, and the leader and co-founder of the Restruct movement which manifested in post-Soviet countries. Death On 16 September 2020, Martsinkevich was found dead with signs of torture in a pre-trial detention centre in the Chelyabinsk region, reportedly from taking his own life. Investigators launched a preliminary inquiry into his mysterious death, the cameras didn't work that night . He had been due to travel to Moscow for questioning as part of a criminal case originating from 1999.Jailed Russian Neo-Nazi Found Dead in Apparent Suicide The Moscow Times He was 36. A funeral of Martsinkevich at Kuntsevo Cemetery in Moscow was attended by estimated 2 to 4.5 thousand URL The official explanation of his death as a suicide was contested by his attorney Matvey URL and by multiple commentators both friendly and hostile to the URL
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mysterious death, the cameras didn't work that night