True Russia Настоящая Россия | |
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| Abbreviation | tr |
| Leader | Boris Akunin |
| Managing director | Oleg Radzinsky |
| Founders | Mikhail Baryshnikov Sergey Guriyev |
| Founded | 9 March 2022 (2022-3-9) |
| Ideology | Liberal democracy Pacifism Anti-Putinism |
| Political position | Big tent |
| Colours | Blue Black |
| Slogan | «Anti-war, pro-democracy» (Russian:«Против войны, за демократию») |
| Website | |
| truerussia.org | |
True Russia (Russian:Настоящая Россия,romanized: Nastoyashchaya Rossiya) is a charityopposed to 2022Russian invasion of Ukraine by uniting people of Russian culture around the world in their will to support the victims.[1] It was founded by writerBoris Akunin, dancerMikhail Baryshnikov and economistSergey Guriyev. The project is dedicated to helpingUkrainian refugees, as well as peoplewho were forced to leave Russia after theRussian invasion of Ukraine.[2][3][4][5] The project's website emphasizes that it is not a political movement and not affiliated with any party or politician.[6]
The project was organized on 9 March 2022, when fundraising began to help Ukrainian refugees.[7]
On 17 March, in an interview with theBBC, Akunin said that the project is primarily focused on theRussian diaspora, on the people, and that participation in any pacifist and even more so pro-Ukrainian campaigns now poses a certain risk for Russians living in Russia.[8]
After Akunin announced his anti-war position, stores in Russia began to withdraw his book from sale.[9]
On 24 May, the project website was blocked byRoskomnadzor by decision of theProsecutor-General's Office of the Russian Federation.[10][3]
In July, it was reported that the organization had raised more than£1 million to help refugees.[11]
In December 2023, the project was designated as an "undesirable organization", having previously been labeled a "foreign agent".[12]
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