The Other Russia
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The Other Russia (Russian: Другая Россия Drugaya Rossiya), sometimes cited as Another Russia, is an umbrella coalition that gathered opponents of then Russian President Vladimir Putin. The coalition brings together representatives from a wide variety of political and human rights movements, nationalist and Communist groups (though the Communist Party of the Russian Federation is conspicuously absent), as well as individual citizens.
The group includes both left and right-wing opposition leaders as well as mainstream liberals such as former world chess champion and United Civil Front leader Garry Kasparov, former Prime Minister of Russia and People Democratic Union leader Mikhail Kasyanov and Russian Republic Party leader Vladimir Ryzhkov, as well as the National Bolshevik Party with its leader Eduard Limonov and far-left Vanguard of Red Youth.[1][2]
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[edit] History
The Other Russia was formed during a constitutional meeting on July 11-July 12, 2006, (during the G8 summit) in Moscow. Western diplomats, including British Ambassador to Russia Anthony Brenton, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Barry Lowenkron, and U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Daniel Fried, were attending the conference. The two main liberal parties, Yabloko and the Union of Right Forces, were boycotting the event over the participation of what they consider to be nationalist and extremist groups.[3]
During the summer of 2006, the society prepared a "coalition of national harmony", designed to accumulate common positions among its members. Work on several agenda items are discussed in specialized work groups. The final text was presented for a general discussion at a meeting on November 22, 2006. On September 25, 2006, The Other Russia was declared a "national forum".
On December 16, 2006, the first joint political rally took place in Moscow, named "March of the Discontented". The name was first used by Garry Kasparov in 2005. Later, on March 3, 2007, the next "March of the Discontented" took place in Saint Petersburg, which was the largest opposition rally made in recent years in Russia.
A further "March of the Discontented" took place on April 14, 2007 in Moscow. Several people, including Garry Kasparov and former Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov, were arrested, but released some hours later. Another rally was held on April 15 in Saint Petersburg.
[edit] Key people
- Lyudmila Alekseeva (Moscow Helsinki Group)
- Mikhail Delyagin (Institute for Globalization Issues)
- Yuri Dzhibladze (Center for Development of Democracy and Human Rights)
- Viktor Gerashchenko (Rodina, former Chairman of the Soviet and Russian Central Bank)
- Andrei Illarionov (Former senior economic advisor to the president)
- Garry Kasparov (United Civil Front)
- Mikhail Kasyanov (People's Democratic Union (Russia), former Prime Minster)
- Eduard Limonov (National Bolshevik Party)
- Yelena Lukyanova (Law Professor at Moscow State University)
- Vladimir Ryzhkov (RPR - Russian Republic Party)
- Georgy Satarov (Information Science for Democracy - INDEM)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Thousands Take to City Streets for Protest by Galina Stolyarova, St. Petersburg Times, March 6, 2007.
- ^ Anti-Kremlin protesters beaten by police Associated Press, March 3, 2007. Retrieved: 2007-03-24.
- ^ The Other Russia Conference Opens In Moscow, Interfax, July 11, 2006
[edit] External links
- The Other Russia - Official site
- (Russian) Другая Россия - Official site
- (Russian) Сайт «Марш несогласных» - March of the Discontented
- (Russian) Итоговое заявление участников конференции «Другая Россия» Concluding statement by the participants, www.kasparov.ru
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