Who Is Russian Gun Activist Maria Butina? 10 Facts To Know About

Maria Butina, also known as Mariia Valeryevna Butina, was born on November 10, 1988, in Barnaul, Altai Krai, USSR. She was charged with working as an unregistered agent for Russia in the United States of America. 

Maria Butia’s love for guns had made her rise to fame in Russia and due to this love for guns, she later joined the National Rifle Association of America (NRA) as a secret agent. Maira was missioned to establish a backup communication channel with powerful and influential people of America. 

Maria was convicted of her offenses in 2018 and served an 18 months sentence in jail before she was released on October 25, 2019. 

Quick Facts: Who Is Russian Gun Activist Maria Butina? 10 Facts To Know About

Name Maria Butina
Birthday November 10, 1988
Age 33
Gender Female
Nationality Russian
Profession Gun Activist
Married/Single Dating
Husband Paul Erickson
Education Altai State University
Instagram @butina_maria
Twitter @Maria_Butina

10 Facts on Maria Butina

  1. Maria Butina was born on November 10, 1988. Maria’s age as of 2021 is 33 years old. 
  2. Maria Butina’s husband has not been mentioned on her Wikipedia page but ABC news claims she was engaged in a duplicitous relationship with Paul Erickson. 
  3. Maria Butina has been featured on Wikipedia. Information about her career and her biography can be learned from her Wikipedia page. 
  4. Butina can be found on Instagram as @butina_maria on Instagram. She has over 4k followers and 269 posts on her account. 
  5. Butina as a foreign agent has not revealed much about her family on the internet. There is very little information on her Wikipedia about her family. 
  6. Maria is in Russia, as after completing her sentence of 18 months in the USA was deported to Moscow on October 25, 2019. 
  7. On December 17, 2019, she started working as a host with RT Channel on Youtube for the show “Beautiful Russia boo-boo-boo”. 
  8. She went to  Altai State University in Altai in Russia and studied political science there and also received a teaching degree from there. 
  9. At the young age of 19, Maria was elected to the public council of Altai district in its last direct election. 
  10. When Maria’s career began in 2011, she worked as an assistant to  Aleksandr Torshin in Russia. 
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