INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Deputies of Russia aims to create a body of former Russian lawmakers in exile, which, the organizers claim, will be prepared to assume the
deputies Ilya Ponomarev and Gennady Gudkov and lawyers Mark Feygin and Yelena Lukianova, stake their claim to legitimacy as leaders of the
place in Poland in November, was marred by factional rivalries and saw several potential members withdraw from the coalition citing concerns
activists Daria Serenko and Ella Rosman just hours after the invasion of Ukraine began, Feminist Anti-War Resistance (FAR) swiftly became a
authoritarianism and militarism
demonstrations and single-person pickets
FAR activists have written anti-war slogans on banknotes circulating within Russia, installed anti-war art in public spaces across the
country and have even handed out flowers on the streets to get their message across
Another atypical form of protest that sets the group apart is its use of flashmobs, including one in the Moscow metro where members held
public crying sessions to protest the war
May, the Free Nations League is a platform uniting pro-sovereignty movements and individual activists representing the indigenous peoples of
League have been spotted attending the Free Nations of Post-Russia Forum, which aims to foster discussion and create a plan for the
Russia ForumGarry Kasparov, co-founder of the Free Russia Forum.Free Russia ForumEstablished in 2016 by
chess-grandmaster-turned-political-activist Garry Kasparov and opposition politician Ivan Tutrin, The Free Russia Forum (FRF) works to unite
Francisco protesting against the war in Ukraine.Alexandra Garmazhapova / facebookThere is mounting evidence that the war in Ukraine has seen
of anti-war movements representing non-Slavic indigenous peoples of Russia such as the Free Buryatia Foundation, Free Yakutia Foundation,
stifled his political activities, but following his release in 2013 the erstwhile richest man in Russia re-launched the foundation from
But Khodorkovsky, who voiced his ambition to become the next Russian president, has retained a high profile in the media due mainly to his
he and his Anti-Corruption Foundation have been less successful at dominating the political agenda since Navalny was imprisoned and his
including former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovksy, chess grandmaster and political activist Garry Kasparov, jailed Kremlin critic Vladimir
mechanism that would allow Russian citizens with anti-war positions to bypass Western sanctions
leader of the anti-war street protest movement.Observing the principle of nonviolence, the group became known for its creative protest acts,
anti-mobilization protests
Though Vesna chose not to disband the movement, it halted the growth of its network inside of Russia citing safety concerns and elected to
focus its efforts on growing its support among the rapidly growing Russian diaspora.
