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Other Russia Regional Conferences

Other Russia is continuing with our mission to return true democracy to our country. Across the country, regional conferences are selecting delegates to send to our Moscow congress. These delegates will establish the candidate lists for the parliamentary elections. Later a similar process will decide the Other Russia presidential candidate for the March 2008 election.

Aug 16, 2007 | Continued
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Conference Report

In the days before the Other Russia conference in Moscow on July 7-8, the Russian media was celebrating the collapse of the Other Russia coalition. It was no surprise that the Kremlin organs that dominate the media here were delighted at the prospect of another election season with no opposition and no accountability. Even the […]

Jul 16, 2007 | Continued
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2nd Other Russia Conference Underway

This weekend sees the 2nd Other Russia Conference in Moscow. The principal orders of business are to review the successes of the past year and to discuss the selection process to determine a united opposition candidate for the March 2008 presidential elections. The other Russia movement was launched one year ago and in that time […]

Jul 7, 2007 | Continued
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Kasparov on Other Russia Conference and Kasyanov Split

The past political season was, undoubtedly, successful both for the United Civil Front in particular and for The Other Russia as a whole. The “Dissenters’ Marches,” and another activities of the opposition coalition have clearly shown to Russian society and the world that political force independent of the Kremlin is capable of resisting the pernicious […]

Jul 4, 2007 | Continued
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Moscow Renaissance Hotel Refuses to Host Other Russia Conference

On June 7, 2007, the Other Russia contacted the Renaissance Hotel [owned by the Marriott Group] in Moscow to reserve space for the second Other Russia Conference, scheduled for July 7-8. They replied with a price quote and after brief negotiations we awaited their final confirmation. Instead, on June 14th, we received a rejection of […]

Jun 19, 2007 | Continued
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Sun Shines, Police Lock Down Moscow March

Nearly 2000 people came out to the Other Russia rally in Pushkin Square in Moscow today. They listened to human rights and political leaders from across the broad ideological spectrum of the Other Russia pro-democracy coalition. They included Alexei Navalny of Yabloko, Garry Kasparov of the United Civil Front, Eduard Limonov of the now-banned National […]

Jun 11, 2007 | Continued
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Dissenters’ March June 11 in Moscow

After the success of St. Petersburg on the 9th, we are marching again in Moscow on Monday. The Kremlin blinked on Saturday, showing they are vulnerable to public and international pressure and awareness. Our thanks to every journalist, politician, and citizen around the globe who raised a voice against the brutality and repression of our […]

Jun 11, 2007 | Continued
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St. Petersburg Dissenters’ March

What wasn’t said by the chants and the banners held by the marchers was clearly spoken by the massive police presence in St. Petersburg today for the latest Dissenters’ March. “Russia Without Putin”, “We Need Another Russia”, “This Is Our City”, “No Police State!”. Radio Ekho of Moscow reported that between 8,000 and 10,000 police […]

Jun 9, 2007 | Continued
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June 7 Press Conference

On June 7 in Moscow, leaders of the Other Russia gave a press conference to discuss the upcoming Marches of Dissent in St. Petersburg and Moscow. Garry Kasparov, Eduard Limonov, and Sergei Udaltsov explained what has been going on behind the scenes with the various municipal entities in charge of dealing with public meetings and […]

Jun 8, 2007 | Continued
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June 9 March of Dissent Approved

We are very happy to report that, with a little help from Germany, the authorities in St. Petersburg have discovered the Russian constitution. They have officially approved the June 9 March of Dissent that will move through the center of the city on a route similar to that of the March 3 rally attacked by […]

Jun 5, 2007 | Continued