Is
Modernisation in Russia Possible? Interview
with Grigory Yavlinsky and Boris Titov by Yury Pronko,
"The Real Time" programme, Radio Finam, May
12, 2010
Dmitry Gudkov, Vladimir Ryzhkov, Dmitry Nekrasov and Yulia Galyamina plan to run for the State Duma in single-mandate constituencies from the YABLOKO party
Press Release, 24.03.2016
This week YABLOKO leaders met potential candidates for single-mandate constituencies who are not members of the YABLOKO party: Dmitry Gudkov, State Duma deputy, Vladimir Ryzhkov, ex Co-Chairman of PARNAS, Dmitry Nekrasov, expert of the Committee of Civil Initiatives, and Yulia Galyamina, one of the leaders of The Party of 5 December. Read more »
Press release, 18.03.2016
YABLOKO Chairperson developed the measures on tourism industry support. Tourism may become the locomotive which will steer the Russian economy out of crisis, Emilia Slabunova’s statement says. The document appeared in connection with the proposals expressed by a number of tour operators in an open letter to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. Read more »
On 28 March, First Deputy Chair of the Moscow branch of YABLOKO Galina Mikhaleva, Chair of the Moscow Region branch of YABLOKO Alexander Gunko and the party activists will conduct a picket with the demand to dismiss Yekaterina Smirnova, Ombudsperson of the Moscow Region. Read more »
On 22 March, Chair of the Altai branch of YABLOKO Alexander Goncharenko and Chair of the local branch of PARNAS Gennady Sheida signed a declaration on the formation of the electoral coalition on YABLOKO’s platform at the elections to the Legislative Assembly of the Altai Territory. The elections will take place on 18 September, 2016, on the same day with the elections to the State Duma. Read more »
YABLOKO leaders and activists brought flowers to the building of the Embassy of Belgium in Moscow. Emilia Slabunova and Grigory Yavlinsky left records in the book of condolences, and also met with the staff of the diplomatic mission to say the words of sympathy and support.Read more »
Vladimir Ryzhkov is going to stand for the State Duma as YABLOKO’s candidate and support Grigory Yavlinsky’s candidacy at the presidential elections. The politician had explained his “deliberate political decision to support YABLOKO and cooperate with YABLOKO” in a video message which was published on the YABLOKO website. Read more »
The sentence passed today on Nadezhda Savchenko is inseparable from the military, political and media campaign launched by the Russian Federation against Ukraine two years ago. Unlawful actions of the Russian authorities against Ukraine also include the trial on Savchenko. And this sentence – like a shot from a gun – is part of the war. Read more »
// from Emilia Slabunova and Grigory Yavlinsky, 22.03.2016
On behalf of all YABLOKO members I am expressing my deep condolences to the victims of the acts of terror in Brussels.
Innocent people die because of inhuman ideas of criminals about the law and order in the world. But this is crime, not politics! Europe and all of us have hard times ahead – we have to be ready for it. Read more »
Press release, 21.03.2016
Co-Chair of YABLOKO’s Human Rights Defenders faction Valery Borshchev claims that the trial of Nadezhda Savchenko discredits the Russian system of justice.Read more »
Blog post by Alexander Gnezdilov, Deputy Chair of YABLOKO, 18.03.2016
I express my deepest condolences to the the relatives and near of kin of Guido Westerwelle (1961 – 2016), a vivid and courageous politician and person, the most successful leader of the German liberals. Read more »
Press release, 17.03.2016
On 16 March, a round table dedicated to the urban issues of Moscow took place in the YABLOKO office. Chair of Moscow YABLOKO Sergei Mitrokhin participated in the meeting.Read more »
Grigory Yavlinsky’s Facebook page, 17.03.2016
The military operation in Syria has been stopped suddenly. Why it was put to an end raises as many questions as the reason why it had been started. Nothing has actually changed in Syria: the Islamic State is staying where it was, Bashar al-Assad’s position remains nearly the same, the negotiations with the opposition have not given any results yet and the armistice is very fragile. The Russian military bases will be preserved there. Are they going to withdraw a few thousand people within five months? Curiously enough. Read more »
Press release, 15.03.2016
The activists of the Moscow branch of YABLOKO conduted a picket demanding to dismiss Dmitry Pegov, Moscow Metro Chief. Deputy Chairs of Moscow YABLOKO Galina Mikhaleva and Grigory Semyonov participated in the action.Read more »
Member of YABLOKO Federal Political Committee and Chair of Moscow YABLOKO Sergei Mitrokhin forwarded an appeal to the President of Russia with the demand to dismiss Dmitry Pegov, Moscow Metro Chief. Read more »
The decision to withdraw the Russian Armed Forces from Syria raises as many questions as the decision to bring them there. The task to liberate 100 per cent of the Syrian territory from the control of the Islamic State, which is outlawed in Russia, and similar terrorist alignments which was claimed the goal of the operation was not fulfilled. At the same time, the side effects of the operation turned out to be too serious: the level of threat to the lives of Russian citizens on behalf of terrorists has raised considerably, tourism has experienced damage because the flights to Egypt and Turkey were grounded, the customs war with Turkey has undermined the business of many Russian entrepreneurs, [Russia] has damaged the relations with the countries where the majority of the population is represented by the Sunnis. Besides, according to the different estimations, one day of military operations cost from 4 to 8 million dollars of budget money. Taking the difficult economic conditions in the country into consideration, the appropriateness of these expenses with such unclear results raises doubts. Read more »
Press release, 14.03.2016
According to a new survey by the independent Levada Center pollster, Grigory Yavlinsky is the most recognisable democratic politician who can participate in the elections. 44 per cent of those questioned in the poll recognised Yavlinky’s surname. Read more »
On 15 March, the sixth ceremony of the Sexist of the Year 2015 award will take place in the House of Journalists (Dom Zhurnalista) in Moscow. The event will be held with the support of YABLOKO’s Gender Faction. Read more »
Present Russia’s Human Rights Ombudsperson Ella Pamfilova will chair the Central Election Commission and will retire from the post of Ombudsperson which she held since 2014. The issue who will succeed Panfilova in this post has not been resolved yet, but YABLOKO representatives are often mentioned among possible contenders. Read more »
Dmitry Gudkov, Vladimir Ryzhkov, Dmitry Nekrasov and Yulia Galyamina plan to run for the State Duma in single-mandate constituencies from the YABLOKO party
