Archive for 'History'
Grigory Yavlinsky: A Catcher in the Lie
Grigory Yavlinsky’s web-site, 3.06.2019 The Internet has been discussing the new series Chernobyl. They write that this is one of the most significant films not only about the catastrophe, but also about the USSR in general. As a contemporary of these events, I can say that all my friends and acquaintances who had at least […]
Posted: June 6th, 2019 under Freedom of Speech, History, Human Rights, Без рубрики.
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The Rostov branch of Yabloko honoured the memory of the victims of a peaceful demonstration shot in Novocherkassk in 1962
Press Release, 3.06.2019 On 2 June, activists of the Rostov branch of Yabloko traditionally came to the place of shooting of a peaceful demonstration of workers in the city of Novocherkassk in 1962, in order to honour the memory of the victims of the crime of the Soviet authorities.
Posted: June 4th, 2019 under History.
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The history of Russia and its gears for Russia’s future. Lecture by historian Andrei Kosmynin
Press Release, 4.06.2019 On Tuesday, 11 June, Andrei Kosmynin, historian and adviser to Grigory Yavlinsky, will deliver a lecture “The History of Russia and its gears for Russia’s future”. The lecture be held in the Moscow office of the Yabloko party (Pyatnitskaya, 31 bldg 2). The lecture will begin at 19:00.
Posted: June 4th, 2019 under History.
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Emilia Slabunova visited a charitable event in support of imprisoned Yuri Dmitriyev, head of the Karelian branch of the Memorial human rights society
Press Release, 30.05.2019 On 29 May, Yabloko Chairperson Emilia Slabunova took part in a charitable event in support of Yuri Dmitriyev, historian, head of the Karelian branch of the Memorial human rights society, and one of the founders of the Sandarmokh and Krasny Bor memorial complexes where victims of Stalin’s reprisals are buried. Expeditions led […]
Posted: May 30th, 2019 under Freedom of Speech, History, Human Rights, Overcoming Stalin's Legacy.
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“War is not guns, tanks and airplanes. War is mud, hunger and suffering of people.”
On Victory Day, activists and leaders of the Yabloko party traditionally came to the Preobrazhanskoye Cemetery in Moscow Press Release, 9.05.2019 On Victory Day, activists and leaders of the Yabloko party traditionally came to the Preobrazhanskoye Cemetery – the largest military burial in Moscow. The war should never happen again – that was the leitmotif […]
Posted: May 13th, 2019 under History.
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The delegation of the Yabloko party laid a wreath and flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow
Press Release, 7.05.2019 The delegation of the Yabloko party laid a wreath and flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the Alexander Garden in Moscow. Photo: Alexander Gnezdilov, Grigory Yavlinsky, Boris Misnik, Nikolay Rybakov, Sergei Mitrokhin and Anatoly Golov.
Posted: May 13th, 2019 under History.
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Grigory Yavlinsky: The Kremlin Is the Birthplace of Our Fear
Grigory Yavlinsky’s web-site, 5.05.2019 They say Kolyma [one of the GULAG places in north-east Russia] is the birthplace of our fear. But no, it is not Kolyma. And neither [the camps of] Magadan, nor Mordovia, nor Norilsk, nor Komi. And not even all 427 camps of the GULAG. Homeland of our fear is the Kremlin.
Posted: May 6th, 2019 under History, Human Rights, Overcoming Stalin's Legacy.
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On the lost time and the “sovereign armored train”
Grigory Yavlinsky’s web-site, 30.04.2019 Vladimir Putin said that the decree on the simplified procedure for issuing Russian passports to residents of certain regions of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions of Ukraine was “a humanitarian measure”. That is, it is like taking care of people who are suffering. In fact, in order to alleviate the suffering […]
Posted: April 30th, 2019 under Economy, Foreign policy, History, Human Rights, Politics, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russia-US Relations, Situation in Crimea, Understanding Russia.
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An Opponent’s View
Grigory Yavlinsky’s web-site, 30.04.2019 Grigory Yavlinsky’s book The Putin System has been published by Columbia University Press, New York. How power works in present-day Russia, how Vladimir Putin came to power and maintains his rule for over 20 years — these questions are often misunderstood and the answers remain opaque. In The Putin System, Russian […]
Posted: April 30th, 2019 under Economy, Elections, History, Human Rights, Politics, Russian Economy, Social Policies, Understanding Russia, YABLOKO against Corruption.
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Yabloko to honor the memory of those killed in the Second World War
Press Release, 29.04.2019 On 7 May, on the threashold of the Victory Day of 9 May, leaders and activists of the Yabloko party will lay wreaths and flowers at the Eternal Flame and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Alexander Garden in Moscow.
Posted: April 30th, 2019 under History.
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Watch The Optimists in your language now
Press Release, 23.04.2019 Watch the documentary The Optimists dedicated to the 25th anniversary of Yabloko with English (or other) subtitiles now. Choose your language in the Settings of the video. The documentary covers the key periods in the history of the Russian Federation and the development of the Yabloko party.
Posted: April 25th, 2019 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, History, Human Rights, YABLOKO against Corruption.
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This is the very same Stalinism
Grigory Yavlinsky’s web-site, 19.04.2019 According to public opinion polls, the attitude of over 50 per cent of Russians to Joseph Stalin is somewhat positive. This is not surprising. Stalin’s methods of governing based on fear and lies were maintained under Leonid Brezhnev and country leaders after him. Mikhail Gorbachev abolished this practice. But then, […]
Posted: April 22nd, 2019 under History, Overcoming Stalin's Legacy, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power.
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Come to the rally “Free Elections for St.Petersburg!”
Press Release, 19.03.2019 On Sunday, 24 March, a rally “Free Elections for St.Petersburg!” will be held. The rally is marking the 30th anniversary of the first free elections to the Supreme Soviet [parliament] of the USSR. 30 years ago, on 26 March, 1989, the first for the entire Soviet history free elections of deputies were […]
Posted: March 19th, 2019 under Elections, History, Regional and Local Elections 2019.
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Yabloko introduced anti-Stalinist bill to the parliament of St. Petersburg United Russia, LDPR and the Communist Party refused to discuss the bill
Press Release, 6.03.2019 Deputies from United Russia, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation and the LDPR party excluded from the agenda of the plenary session of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg consideration of the legislative initiative of Yabloko “On the prohibition of the memorialization of Stalin and introduction of amendments to certain legislative […]
Posted: March 7th, 2019 under History, Overcoming Stalin's Legacy.
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Emilia Slabunova on the trial over Yuri Dmitriyev, Chair of the Karelian branch of the human rights society Memorial
Emilia Slabunova’s Facebook page, 12.02.2019 While the state propaganda on the Russia-24 TV channel talks about the “so-called human rights activists”, without giving them a word, and the benefits of the expedition of the Russian Military-Historical Society to Sandarmokh [the place of shooting and burial of the victims of Stalin’s reprisals in Karelia], which causes […]
Posted: February 12th, 2019 under Freedom of Speech, History, Human Rights, Overcoming Stalin's Legacy.
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Screening of a documentary dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the Yabloko party
Press Release, 8.02.2019 On Tuesday, 12 February, a documentary film “The Optimists”, dedicated to the 25th anniversary of Yabloko, will be shown in the conference hall of the Moscow office of the Yabloko party. Specially for the documentary, the filmmakers recorded about 60 interviews with the founders, leaders, activists and allies of the party.
Posted: February 11th, 2019 under History, YABLOKO and Other Political Parties.
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“We have never betrayed our principles and have always stood firm”. Interview with Sergei Ivanenko, deputy head of the Yabloko party
Specially for Yabloko website by Svetlana Prokudina, 12.01.2019 Sergei Ivanenko, Yabloko Deputy Chair, has turned 60 on 12th January. Sergei Victorovich is one of Grigory Yavlinsky’s closest colleagues. He was actively involved in the foundation of the Yabloko party. Ivanenko played one of the key roles in the work of Yabloko’s faction in the State […]
Posted: February 3rd, 2019 under Elections, History, Human Rights, Yabloko Against the Government's Pension Reform.
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Russia is a peaceful country
Statement by the Federal Council No 56, 14.01.2019 Every day people in Russia and around the world fear more and more that there is a possibility of a big war with an enormous number of victims as new provocative resistance, conflicts, use and demonstration of military force, including the strategic weapons, emerge.
Posted: January 15th, 2019 under Foreign policy, History, Human Rights, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations.
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Through the party reform towards progress in the country
Statement by the Federal Council No 51, 28.12.2018 The Yabloko party is one of the most experienced political organisations in the country: We have been standing up for the vales of freedom, peace, responsibility, human dignity and respect for people for 25 years. These values make thousands of people come to us. We founded Yabloko […]
Posted: January 15th, 2019 under Elections, History, Human Rights, Russia-Eu relations, Russian Economy.
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Yabloko to launch a film dedicated to 25th anniversary of the party
Press release, 24.12.2018 The first showing of the film “The Optimists” dedicated to Yabloko’s 25th anniversary will take place at the Centre for Documentaries on 25th and 26th December. The shooting team interviews about 60 people – Yabloko founders, leaders, activists and supporters.
Posted: December 24th, 2018 under History.
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