Change of role: convicted blogger Markaryan mastered the profession of seamstress in the colony

Serving a sentence in a general regime colony, Russian blogger and coach Arsen Markaryan has been employed in the sewing production of a correctional institution, news agency NEWS.ru reports with reference to the Telegram channel Mash.

According to sources, the blogger decided to undergo training in sewing and work in the production of workwear in order to independently fit and sew a prison robe of a suitable size. In March 2026, the Moscow City Court sentenced Markaryan to 4 years and 6 months in prison on charges of rehabilitating Nazism and insulting the memory of defenders of the Fatherland.

In the correctional institution, convicts at the sewing station are involved in the manufacture of overalls and wardrobe items for the needs of the FSIN.

There have been personnel changes in the government