Professional field/official position/biography:
Director of the Nizhny Novgorod State Academic Drama Theater. M. Gorky, Honored Worker of Culture of the Russian Federation, Member of the Professional Guild of Theater Managers of Russia.
Accused of:
Public support for Russian military aggression against Ukraine. Boris Kainov is included in the report "1500 warmongers" compiled by the Free Russia Forum. The report contains the names of Russian public figures, military commanders, members of the parliament, propagandists, artists and athletes who have publicly spoken out in support of Putin's aggression or are directly involved in it. The Free Russia Forum is seeking sanctions against them in the European Union.