Edward Lisovskii (born June 30, 1995, Saint Petersburg, Russia) is a Russian opposition public figure, the founder of the childfree movement in Russia who was forced to flee Russia by the Russian law enforcement forces. Biography Edward Lisovskii was born on June 30, 1995 in St. Petersburg into a large family. His father—Lisovskii Pavel Eduardovich, was the first employee of MegaFon. Professional activity A marketer by profession, he headed the company "Advertising Group of the Russian Federation", which worked with advertising in the Moscow Metro, as well as online with the following celebrities - Victoria Bonya, Vadim Galygin, Justin Bieber, as well as Odnoklassniki, MTS and TV show. Social activities In 2012, Edward Lisovskii compiled the principles of the Childfree ideology in Russia and opened several communities on social networks. In 2013, VKontakte, at the request of the prosecutor's office, blocked communities on social networks and Edward's personal accounts. In the same year, Edward's new community on the social network VKontakte was blocked without explanation, and the founder of the movement urgently left St. Petersburg. According to the results of a study by the NAFI Analytical Center, in 2020, 46% of Russians aged 18 to 45 do not want to have children. State TV channels associate this fact with the development of his ideology. In 2022, Senator Margarita Pavlova came up with a bill to ban content related to Childfree topics, and equate Edward Lisovskii with an extremist. At the same time, Edward moved to Indonesia and received two personal car license plates in black (private) EDWARD and red (diplomatic) CHILDFREE. Views Edward Lisovskii is a supporter of an adequate wave of childfree, which promotes an independent and conscious choice not to have children. At the same time, he denounces radical child hate and is convinced that such aggressive speech should be banned. At the same time, Edward constantly emphasizes that there is no childfree propaganda in Russia.
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