He has also defended the rights of ethnic, religious, and sexual minorities and promoted the idea of peaceful resistance to oppression.

The prominent sociologist, historian, and civil activist Alek D. Epstein published an article about Nikolay Kavkazsky and included his diary entries related to the events.

They show that the participants of the demonstration who had peaceful intentions were brutally attacked by the police, and some suffered grave injuries: “I’ve never seen such a mess!

I got clubbed by the special unit policemen a couple of times myself … I saw a lot of wounded and bleeding people…”... Nikolay Kavkazsky's diary serves as a unique source of information on the 2012 protests providing an “inside” perspective.

[2] On July 25th Nikolay Kavkazsky was arrested in his own house for allegedly pushing a policeman during the demonstration (which was interpreted by the prosecution as an attempt to inflict grave bodily harm).

[5] The prosecution claimed to have discovered evidence (a videotape) proving that he had taken illegal actions against the police during the demonstration, although they did not present it.

In November, he published an article criticizing the inhumane living conditions and unfair treatment that the inmates are exposed to and suggested a number of measures intended to make life in prison at least a little more tolerable.

On the contrary, the living conditions in the correctional institutions disparage the human dignity of a person and strip them of their legal right to a normal life.

In 2022 Nikolay Kavkazsky planned to become a candidate in municipal elections in Basmanny district but he was arrested and spent 10 days in imprisonment because of his post in social network dated by 2021.

[13] In this post Nikolay wrote about Smart Voting so he was found guilty in commitment an administrative offense and lost his right to be elected.

Nikolay Kavkazsky supports political prisoners[19] and promotes the defence of human rights focusing on vulnerable groups (such as women, LGBT people and polyamorists).