Vladimir is a graduate of the History Department at Belarusian State University, completing his master's degree in 2012 and his doctorate in 2016. He is the author of over 20 research papers. Since 2017, he has worked at the National Archives, where he became deputy head of the Information Retrieval Systems Department and was recognized as the best archivist in Belarus in 2020.
He was arrested in April 2025 as part of a criminal case opened under the articles "assistance to extremist activity" and "incitement of hostility or discord," and in December of the same year he was charged with several counts related to the transfer of information to the "Belarusian Gayun" chatbot and posting comments on Telegram.
