 | |
| Type | Newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | National Bolshevik Party (1994-2007) The Other Russia (since 2010) |
| Editor | Eduard Limonov Aleksey Volynets |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Headquarters | Moscow, Russia |
| Circulation | 10.000 |
| Website | Limonka |
Limonka - newspaper of direct action (Russian:Лимонка - газета прямого действия) is aMoscow-based newspaper.Limonka was the official organ of theNational Bolshevik Party until it was banned in 2007; since 2010 it has been the official organ ofThe Other Russia. The name is a play of words on the party's founder surnameLimonov and idiomatic Russian forgrenade. The organization was banned in 2002.[1]
Limonka was founded by Eduard Limonov and it was first published in 1994. On July 26, 2002 it was banned by The Khamovnichesky Court of Moscow for"promoting extremism and calling on overthrowing the constitutional order".[2]Federal Agency on Press accused the newspaper of abuse of freedom of the press and violation of Article 4 of the Law "On Mass Media", pointing out that the publications inLimonka are aimed at inciting of social intolerance and discord and contain calls for the forcible seizure of power and propaganda of war.
Oleg Mironov, Ombudsman in Russia, in his report for 2002, substantiated the liquidation of the newspapersLimonka andRussian Host as "a series of steps to curb the propaganda of ethnic hatred".[3]
Since then,Limonka was printed under titleGeneral Line (Russian:Генеральная линия). After the ban of the newspaperGeneral Line in 2006, Limonka was published asOn the edge (Russian:На краю), and in 2007, asTrudodni (Russian:Трудодни). Issue 319 for July 2007 was published under the logo ofOther Russia.
In all cases the titleLimonka was printed in large letters under new titles (General Line,On the edge,Trudodni) in a smaller font, along with the note that the paper hasn't come out since September 20, 2002 (but retained continuous numbering of newspaperLimonka).
Starting from issue 327, the printed edition was discontinued in favor ofdigital distribution online in the form ofPDF files.
Limonka is stylized intopunk zine.[4][5] The newspaper contains articles onradical politics,counterculture[6] and "acute" social issues. The newspaper also publishes reports fromstreet protests anddirect actions.
Fabrizio Fenghi,Making post-Soviet counterpublics: the aesthetics of Limonka and the National-Bolshevik Party[11]