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The Other Russia of E. V. Limonov Другая Россия Э. В. Лимонова | |
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| Abbreviation | DR, Nazbols |
| Spokesperson | Aleksandr Averin |
| Leaders[4] | Andrei Dmitriyev[1][2][3] Nikolay Avdyushenkov Mikhail Aksel Kilill Imashev Alexander Kamensky Dmitiry Sidorenko Andrey Skovorodnikov Yuri Staroverov Olga Shalina |
| Founder | Eduard Limonov |
| Founded | 10 July 2010; 15 years ago (2010-07-10) (as The Other Russia) |
| Preceded by | National Bolshevik PartyThe Other Russia |
| Headquarters | Moscow,Russia |
| Newspaper | Total Mobilization Limonka (until July 2010) |
| Armed wing | Interbrigades |
| Membership | 52,000 (claimed)[5] |
| Ideology | National Bolshevism Russian nationalism Pan-Rusism Neo-Sovietism Russian irredentism Anti-Western sentiment Soviet patriotism |
| Political position | Syncretic |
| National affiliation | Club of Angry Patriots[6][7] |
| Colors | Red Black |
| Slogan | "Nation! Homeland! Socialism!" (Russian:"Нация! Родина! Социализм!") "Yes, Death!" (Russian:"Да, Смерть!") "Russia Is Everything! The Rest Is Nothing!" (Russian:"Россия — всё! Остальное — ничто!") |
| Anthem | NBP Anthem |
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The Other Russia of E. V. Limonov (Russian:Другая Россия Э. В. Лимонова,romanized: Drugáya Rossíya E. V. Limónova), formerlyThe Other Russia (Russian:Другая Россия,romanized: Drugáya Rossíya), is an unregisteredNational Bolshevik political party in Russia, founded in July 2010 byEduard Limonov. The Other Russia was reorganized in September 2020 and changed its name to "The Other Russia of E. V. Limonov", in honor of their deceased founder who died the same year. Its members are known asNazbols (Russian: нацболы).[8] As aRussian political party adoptingsyncretic politics, it has been variously called far-left and far-right by the likes of Malaysia'sThe Sun,[1] France'sLe Point,[2] andBFM TV,[9] Belgium'sRTBF,[3] andEurasia Daily Monitor and the Czech Republic'sExpactz.cz, respectively.[10][11]
The Other Russia was established on 10 July 2010 by former members of the bannedNational Bolshevik Party during their congress in Moscow.[12] On 21 January 2011, The Other Russia was denied registration by theFederal Registration Service because they did not have enough popular support among the Russian people.[13]
Three members of the party were arrested and beaten for their role in the2010 Manezhnaya Square riot trials.[14] These arrests were flagged by human rights organizations as politically motivated by the members' involvement in The Other Russia.[15][16]
National Bolsheviks members of The Other Russia participated in the2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine.[17][18] Members of the party formed armed troopsInterbrigades and two members of The Other Russia were killed during thewar in Donbas.[19][20][21]
On 6 November 2017, several party's activists were arrested inSaint Petersburg for unauthorized protest as they commemorated theBolshevik Revolution centenary.[22]
On 7 February 2018, Kirill Ananiev, a veteran member of the banned National Bolshevik Party and The Other Russia, was killed in the air strikes during theBattle of Khasham.[23][24]
On 22 September 2018, the special congress of The Other Russia party was held in Moscow.Eduard Limonov and another leaders gave their speeches. The congress was attended by delegates from regional branches of the party.Beness Aijo participated as representative of theRussian people's militias in Ukraine.[25][26]
During the International Security Exhibition in Moscow on 26 October 2018, The Other Russia activist Olga Shalina cut her veins in act of symbolic protest against the violation ofhuman rights in Russia and in theRussian penitentiary system. Shalina spoke about conditions in Russian prisons and spread leaflets criticizingpolice, shouting "Freedom for prisoners!"[27][28][29]
Limonov died on 17 March 2020 in Moscow.[30] In September 2020, The Other Russia was re-organized and changed the party's name to "The Other Russia of E. V. Limonov", to honor their deceased founder. In May 2023, the party was active in organizing meetings and press conferences forAngry Patriots Club and actively oppose the arrest ofIgor Girkin.[31][32]
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