Mikhail Vasilyevich Popov (Russian: Михаил Васильевич Попов; born 24 February 1945[1] in Tambov Oblast)[2] is a Soviet Russian scientist in the fields of philosophy and economy.

[3][1] He graduated with honors from the Faculty of Mathematics and Mechanics of Saint Petersburg State University in 1968.

[5] In March 2022, Popov supported Russian invasion of Ukraine and published a video appealing to "the Ukrainian working class".

[6] Since the 2000s, Mikhail Popov has supported the restoration of Russian SFSR and of the USSR,and he has also stated about the need of a Second October Revolution for make Socialism great again, and the "Great Trial Against Capitalism" in order to end capitalism.

And since the start of the war on Gaza, Popov has advocated for a "NATO People's Revolt" and has appealed to the "North Atlantic Working Class" and to the "Western Working Class" for rebel and revolt against their governments and states because of the "genocide on Gaza".