Mikhail Lobanov, a former candidate for the State Duma and an associate professor at Moscow State University, said that the university authorities are forcing him to resign.
In his telegram channel, the mathematician writes that Moscow State University rector Viktor Sadovnichy and «half of the vice-rectors» spend «almost all their working time in countless conversations, meetings and consultations on the topic» how can we urgently fire Lobanov «» . Otherwise, the university allegedly may suffer.
“Formally, this is due to the status of a foreign agent <…>. The repressive law implies a virtual ban on the teaching profession. <…> The status of a foreign agent does not oblige me to fire me — the employer simply has to offer me other positions that are not related to teaching, ”says Lobanov.
The mathematician added that on Wednesday he was «received a personal request from the rector to leave of his own free will, and not to wait for the dismissal, the issue of which will be resolved in the very near future.» Lobanov refused to do so.
The Ministry of Justice declared Mikhail Lobanov a «foreign agent» two weeks ago, on June 23. According to the department, he «took part in the creation of materials for foreign agents» and opposed the war in Ukraine.
In late December, on the basis of the law on «foreign agents», Associate Professor Yulia Galyamina was fired from the RANEPA.
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