Mikhail Vladimirovich Svetov (Russian: Михаи́л Влади́мирович Све́тов; born January 4, 1985) is a Russian politician and public figure, chairman of the civil society movement "Civil Society",[1] political scientist, blogger, one of the main ideologists and popularizers of libertarianism in Russia, and the organizer of major rallies on various political and public topics.

A short film, “Jackpot”, was written by Svetov and released in New Zealand,[5] winning first place in the state script competition and receiving sponsorship for a feature length adaptation.

After that, the Kremlin’s Telegram channels began to spread an “investigation” about the fact that the real customer of the rally was the video blogger PewDiePie.

According to Svetov’s idea, this flag was to become a universal symbol for all libertarians of Russia, combining the political and philosophical convictions of the supporters of freedom with patriotism and Russian national culture.

On January 18, 2018, Svetov debated with Vladimir Milov on the topic of the presidential campaign of Alexei Navalny and came out as the winner according to the results of the ballot.

The lecture was held on October 6, 2019, in Moscow, where Hoppe described the destructive power of democracy, its incompatibility with individual freedom and the natural union between Western conservatism and libertarianism.

[13] On July 31, 2019, Svetov was arrested and imprisoned for 30 days for holding an Unsanctioned Rally that drew an estimated crowd of 20,000 people.

Svetov, his party, and other activists and politicians wanted to hold a rally in front of Lubyanka Square to allow actual oppositions candidates to stand for the 2021 Russian legislative election.

He believes that only through lustration and ensuring the functioning of the free market can corruption and the economic decline of Russia be overcome.

In addition, Svetov is a supporter of such ideas as: federalism,[18] freedom of association, laissez-faire, legalization of weapons, drugs and abortion and reducing the role of the state in the life of a child such eliminating juvenile justice and increasing the ability of private foundations to directly help children.

According to Svetov, the family was unjustly scolded by the left, and third-wave feminism which did a disservice to women, making them more miserable.

He believes that because of this appeal, some media outlets, such as Meduza, TV Rain and Znak.com, did not cite his speech and also mentioned him as the organizer of the rally, as they were preparing for the next “change in the position of the nomenclature”.

[32] During the meeting, one of the members of the LPR regional branch who was present at her, after a short skirmish with Svetov, took out a knife and attempted to attack him.

Following the results of the proceedings on this incident, the LPR member who attempted the attack was expelled from the party for violating the Charter.

The case was opened due to a sexually suggestive photo of Svetov's ex-girlfriend, Anastasia Starodubovskaya, that he posted on his Instagram.

The head of the Libertarian Party, Sergei Boiko, claimed that the investigation was politically motivated, and was an effort to try and make Svetov willingly go into exile.