The Other Russia (Russian: Другая Россия Drugaya Rossiya), sometimes cited as Another Russia, is an umbrella coalition that gathers opponents of the Russian President Vladimir Putin. The coalition brings together representatives from a wide variety of political and human rights movements, nationalist and Communist groups (though the Communist Party of the Russian Federation is conspicuously absent), as well as individual citizens. Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (Russian: ) (born October 7, 1952) is the current President of the Russian Federation. ... The Communist Party of the Russian Federation (Russian: Коммунистическая партия Российской Федерации = КПРФ; translit. ...

The group includes both left and right-wing opposition leaders as well as mainstream liberals such as former world chess champion and United Civil Front leader Garry Kasparov, former Prime Minister of Russia and People Democratic Union leader Mikhail Kasyanov and Russian Republic Party leader Vladimir Ryzhkov, as well as the National Bolshevik Party with its leader Eduard Limonov and far-left Vanguard of Red Youth.^[1][2] This article does not cite any references or sources. ... United Civil Front logo United Civil Front (Russian: , Obyedinennyónnïy Grazhdánskiy Front) is a social movement in Russia founded by chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov. ... Garry Kimovich Kasparov (IPA: ; Russian: ) (born April 13, 1963, in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR; now Azerbaijan) is a Russian chess grandmaster, former World Chess Champion, writer and political activist. ... The Prime Minister of Russia is the current Head of Government of the Russian Federation. ... Mikhail Mikhailovitch Kasyanov (Михаи́л Миха́йлович Касья́нов) (born 8 December 1957) was the Prime Minister of Russia from January 2000 to February 2004. ... Vladimir Aleksandrovich Ryzhkov (Russian: ) (born September 3, 1966 in Rubtsovsk, Altai Krai, Soviet Union) is a Russian independent politician. ... The National Bolshevik Party (Russian: Национал-большевистская партия) (also known as Nazbol) is a political party which is dedicated to the ideology of National Bolshevism. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... AKM banner Vanguard of Red Youth (Russian: or Avangard Krasnoi Molodyozhi (AKM)), is a radical Russian communist youth group. ...

History

The Other Russia was formed during a constitutional meeting on July 11-July 12, 2006, (during the G8 summit) in Moscow. Western diplomats, including British Ambassador to Russia Anthony Brenton, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Barry Lowenkron, and U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Daniel Fried, were attending the conference. The two main liberal parties, Yabloko and the Union of Right Forces, were boycotting the event over the participation of what they consider to be nationalist and extremist groups.^[3] is the 192nd day of the year (193rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 193rd day of the year (194th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Group of Eight redirects here. ... Daniel Fried took the oath of office as Assistant Secretary of State on May 5, 2005. ... The Russian Democratic Party Yabloko (Russian: Российская демократическая партия Яблоко Rossiyskaya demokraticheskaya partiya Yabloko; (Russian: - Apple) is a Russian socially liberal party led by Grigory Alexeyevich Yavlinsky. ... The Union of Right Forces, or SPS (Сою́з Пра́вых Сил, СПС/Soyuz Pravykh Sil), is a Russian democratic opposition party associated with free market reforms, privatization, and the legacy of the Young Reformers of the 1990s: Anatoly Chubais, Boris Nemtsov, and Yegor Gaidar. ...

During the summer of 2006, the society prepared a "coalition of national harmony", designed to accumulate common positions among its members. Work on several agenda items are discussed in specialized work groups. The final text was presented for a general discussion at a meeting on November 22, 2006. On September 25, 2006, The Other Russia was declared a "national forum".

On December 16, 2006, the first joint political rally took place in Moscow, named "March of the Discontented". The name was first used by Garry Kasparov in 2005. Later, on March 3, 2007, the next "March of the Discontented" took place in Saint Petersburg, which was the largest opposition rally made in recent years in Russia. is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Garry Kimovich Kasparov (IPA: ; Russian: ) (born April 13, 1963, in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR; now Azerbaijan) is a Russian chess grandmaster, former World Chess Champion, writer and political activist. ... is the 62nd day of the year (63rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... The Saint Petersburg March of the Discontented [1] (Russian: Марш несогласных), is a major political protest of opposition that took place on Saturday, March 3, 2007, in St. ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and...

A further "March of the Discontented" took place on April 14, 2007 in Moscow. Several people, including Garry Kasparov and former Prime Minster Mikhail Kasyanov, were arrested, but released some hours later. Another rally was held on April 15 in Saint Petersburg. is the 104th day of the year (105th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Mikhail Mikhailovitch Kasyanov (Михаи́л Миха́йлович Касья́нов) (born 8 December 1957) was the Prime Minister of Russia from January 2000 to February 2004. ... is the 105th day of the year (106th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Key people

• Lyudmila Alekseeva (Moscow Helsinki Group)
• Mikhail Delyagin (Institute for Globalization Issues)
• Yuri Dzhibladze (Center for Development of Democracy and Human Rights)
• Viktor Gerashchenko (Rodina, former Chairman of the Soviet and Russian Central Bank)
• Andrei Illarionov (Former senior economic advisor to the president)
• Garry Kasparov (United Civil Front)
• Mikhail Kasyanov (People's Democratic Union (Russia), former Prime Minster)
• Eduard Limonov (National Bolshevik Party)
• Yelena Lukyanova (Law Professor at Moscow State University)
• Vladimir Ryzhkov (RPR - Russian Republic Party)
• Georgy Satarov (Information Science for Democracy - INDEM)

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See also

• March of the Discontented

Protesters at the meeting near Gostiny Dvor, Saint Petersburg, March 3, 2007. ...

References

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External links

• The Other Russia - Official site
• (Russian) Другая Россия - Official site
• (Russian) Сайт «Марш несогласных» - March of the Discontented
• (Russian) Итоговое заявление участников конференции «Другая Россия» Concluding statement by the participants, www.kasparov.ru