All Posts Tagged With: "Nashi"
Kremlin Summer Camp to Expand Overseas
Organizers from Russia’s agency for youth affairs are planning to hold the notorious Seliger summer camp in Europe and the US in an attempt to rally support from Russian émigrés for projects in the motherland and to influence foreign policy towards Russia.
Dec 27, 2012 | Continued
Forced Americanization: Made in NTV
In his latest op-ed, Garry Kasparov discusses how the latest accusations on state-run TV that he’s actually an American citizen are part of the Kremlin’s insulated conspiratorial mindset.
Oct 11, 2012 | Continued
‘Heavily Compromised’ Nashi May Be Disbanded
Reports have surfaced that the pro-Kremlin youth group Nashi might be liquidated or possibly turned into a political party.
Apr 7, 2012 | Continued
Duma Deputy Alleges Police Jammed Cell Phones at Opposition Forum
A State Duma deputy infuriated with alleged cell phone jamming by police at an opposition forum has filed an official inquiry demanding an explanation from Russia’s Internal Ministry; the ministry denies any involvement.
Jun 21, 2011 | Continued
Nashi: Not Everything About Nazi Germany Was Bad
The Telegraph reports that Nashi has plagiarized the writings of Joseph Goebbels to “inspire young Russians to greater patriotic heights.”
Nov 15, 2010 | Continued
Nashi Tells Journalists to Stop Asking to be Murdered (updated)
A Nashi commissar says that journalists like Oleg Kashin are themselves at fault for being attacked and just to stop providing reasons for people to murder them.
Nov 10, 2010 | Continued
Concert to Defend Forest Successful Despite Police, Nashi
Thousands of environmental activists and oppositionists turned out for a protest-concert in defense of outer-Moscow’s Khimki Forest on Sunday, despite legal ambiguities and a ban on audio equipment.
Aug 23, 2010 | Continued
Pro-Kremlin Youth Equate Rights Leaders with Nazis
An outdoor installation set up by a pro-Kremlin youth group depicting Russian civil rights leaders as Nazis has drawn derision and outrage from within Russian civil society.
Jul 28, 2010 | Continued
Putin and Kadyrov Among ‘Predators of Press Freedom’
Reporters Without Borders has published a list of forty “Predators of Press Freedom,” including Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chechen President Razman Kadyrov.
May 4, 2010 | Continued
The Moscow Times on Nashi’s Fifth Anniversary
The radical pro-Kremlin youth group Nashi held its fifth anniversary celebration yesterday, with government leaders present to urge them to “remain in the fight.”
Apr 16, 2010 | Continued