Sergei Mitrokhin: instead of fighting against the reform of the Russian Academy of Sciences the Communist Party prefers to make a PR on the rally
Press Release, July 26, 2013
Despite the fact that the Trade Union of the Russian Academy of Sciences invited YABLOKO to participate in the rally in protection of the Academy, the Communist Party which is the formal organiser of the rally refused to give the YABLOKO party time for a speech at the rally. The rally against the reform of the Russian Academy of Sciences will be held in Moscow tomorrow.
“The Communists are seeking for a PR of their candidate [at the Moscow mayoral election] rather than a real counteraction to the reform of the Russian Academy of Sciences. In the State Duma the Communist Party did not even dare to vote against the Government’s draft project of the reform,” said YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin.
YABLOKO is going to apply for another rally against the reform of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
The YABLOKO party has been categorically against the Government’s proposals of the reform and believes that a successful and efficient reform of the Russian Academy of Sciences can only result from an open public discussion and debates in the academic community.
YABLOKO’s activists held pickets by the State Duma during the hearings of the Government’ bill. Sergei Mitrokhin also participated in picketing.
Posted: July 26th, 2013 under Education and Science.