Is
Modernisation in Russia Possible? Interview
with Grigory Yavlinsky and Boris Titov by Yury Pronko,
"The Real Time" programme, Radio Finam, May
12, 2010
The Pskov city court found Ivan Prishchepa, Yabloko candidate at the recent elections to the Pskov Regional Assembly, guilty of “discrediting the army” (Article 20.3.3 Part 1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). The decision was made on 15 July. On 5 September, the Pskov Regional Court dismissed the complaint of Ivan Prishchepa. A fine amounting to 32,000 roubles must be paid by 5 November.
Photo: Alexander Makhankov / Photo from social media
The District Court of the Pushkinsky District of St.Petersburg, fined Alexander Makhankov, leader of the Yabloko branch in the district and a Yabloko candidate for the recent municipal elections to the Pushkinsky Municipal Council, 30,000 roubles for “discrediting the army”. The protocol was drawn up because of his comments on the VKontakte social media.
Actions of writing letters to political prisoners will be held at the regional offices of the Yabloko party. Yabloko invites all Russian citizens who want to support unjustly convicted politicians and activists or those who are under investigation to participate in the actions. Participants of the actions can sign postcards printed by the Yabloko party or bring their own letters. Regional offices take up the obligation to send all correspondence to the addressees.
Photo: An ambulance takes Artyom Kamardin to hospital from the Investigative Committee for the Tervskoy District in Moscow / Photo from social media
The Yabloko faction in the Moscow City Duma appealed to the Public Prosecutor of Moscow Denis Popov demanding a thorough check of the facts of violence, that became known yesterday, against civil activists Artyom Kamardin, Alexandra Popova, and Alexander Menyukov and bringing the perpetrators to criminal liability.
Photo: Anatoly Nogovitsyn / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service
A criminal case on “discrediting the army” was initiated against Anatoly Nogovitsyn, Chairman of the Yabloko branch in Yakutia. The reason was a post on Anatoly Nogovitsyn’s Telegram channel about the announced mobilisation. As a measure of restraint, the court chose a written undertaking for Nogovitsyn not to leave the place.
Photo (from left to right): lawyer Andrei Chertkov, Judge Artyom Brodsky, lawyer Leonid Krikun and Alexander Shishlov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service
On 23 September, the Petrogradsky District Court of St.Petersburg continued consideration of the administrative case against Alexander Shishlov, head of the Yabloko faction in the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg, under Article 20.3.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (“discrediting the Russian Armed Forces”). The court postponed the consideration of the case until it could receive the results of the examination, which has been carried out by the North-Western Regional Centre for Expertise of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation.
On 22 September, the Forum of Municipal Candidates “After the Elections” was held in the Yabloko office in Moscow. Candidates for deputies, members of the electoral headquarters, campaign volunteers and party supporters gathered in the hall to discuss the campaign and the results of the elections, as well as to outline a plan for further work.
On 26 September, Yabloko will hold a round table on the problems of introduction of “lessons” at schools that condone the special military operation. “Raising of patriotism at school,” “conversations about the important”, raising the flag, history lessons. What does all this mean? How teachers and students should behave?
Photo: Emilia Slabunova / Photo be the Yabloko Press Service
The Legislative Assembly of the Republic of Karelia refused to include in the agenda of its meeting on 22 September a question about the order “On conducting partial mobilisation in the Republic of Karelia” submitted by Emilia Slabunova, head of the Yabloko faction. The already published orders on mobilisation in a number of regions, that are typical for the Ministry of Defense, contain requirements to prohibit military personnel from leaving the districts (cities) without mobilisation orders and who have not received a summons. Emilia Slabunova also indicated that many residents of Kondopoga and nearby areas daily commute to work in Petrozavodsk.
Photo: Grigory Yavlinsky at the launch of his book “Russia-2022: Underlying Causes. Why and how did a political system appear which has resulted in the events on 24 February, 2022”, 10 September, 2022. Photo by the Yabloko Press Service
Here we publish Grigory Yavlinsky’s commentaries on how Russia came to 24 February, 2022, why the special operation was inevitable and what role the international community played in this. Based on unpublished interviews given by the leader of the Yabloko party to Russian and foreign journalists in the recent months.
On 19 September, a meeting of the activists of the Gender faction of the Yabloko party was held. The meeting was dedicated to the tasks of the faction in the new conditions, when the issues of the “special military operation” pushed the issues of gender equality that had been actively discussed before into the background.
Photo: Tatyana Pasma / Photo by the Pskov Yabloko Press Service
On 22 September, Tatyana Pasman, Yabloko deputy in the Pskov City Duma, addressed her parliamentary colleagues at a session of the Pskov City Duma and explained her decision to run for the post of the Chair of the Duma as follows: “The principles of democracy involve balancing the positions of the majority and the minority and providing opportunities for opposition representatives to influence the work of the parliament. Since the majority of the new Duma are representatives of [the pro-government] United Russia, the election of a Chair from among the deputies from the opposition party will balance the work of the Duma and bring respect for all opinions into our parliament.
Photo: Olga Tuzhikova / Photo from social networks
Olga Tuzhikova, a Yabloko deputy of the Petrozavodsk City Council, has been detained in Petrozavodsk, Karelia. Tuzhikova was talking to voters in the city square, when police officers approached them and escorted all the three to a police wagon.
Photo: Nikolai Rybakov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service
The Yabloko Party University will host a lecture by Yabloko Chairman Nikolai Rybakov “Politics in the Z-era”. The lecture will take place on 27 September at 19:00.
How has the situation in Russia changed since 24 February? How and why to engage in politics during the Z-era? What can each of us do?
Official Telegram channel of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Photo: Alexei Arbatov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service
Alexei Arbatov, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences and a member of the Federal Political Committee of the Yabloko party, commented on Alexander Sergeyev’s (the current head of the Russian Academy of Sciences) withdrawal of his candidacy during elections on the post of President of the Russian Academy of Sciences due to pressure.
This Thursday, 22 September, Yabloko will hold a forum of municipal candidates “After the Elections”. The Forum will be held in the Yabloko office in Moscow.
The Forum participants will sum up the results of the election campaign and discuss plans for the future.
How did Russia come to 24 February and what are the main causes of the special military operation? Why is a ceasefire agreement necessary and what are the Kremlin’s new goals? What is in store for Russia in the near future and what is the role of the people? Grigory Yavlinsky discussed these and other important issues on the air of the Zhivoi Gvozd Youtube channel.
Photo: Yelena Izotova (left) and Gulnaz Ravilova / Photo from social media
Yelena Izotova, a member of the Council of the regional branch of the Yabloko party in Tatarstan and a Yabloko candidate for deputy of the State Duma in 2021, filed a complaint with the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation in connection with the case of her alleged “involvement in an extremist organisation”.
Photo: Postcards made by Yabloko “Freedom to Mikhail Afanasyev!”
On 23 September, the regional branch of the Rostov-on-Don branch of Yabloko will hold an event of writing letters to political prisoners. We publish here an abstract from a letter by Mikhail Afanasyev, a political prisoner and a member of the Yabloko branch in Khakassia, so that to realise how important communication with the world outside prison is for him: “…I am finishing my letter, which turned out so long and detailed even for me. Thank you, that now I have you, that you are not indifferent, that you have faith and you have no doubts. I am asking you to support y big family, as even a kind word is important. Thank you for being indifferent. Love will win, do not doubt it! Yours, Mikhail Afanasyev”.
