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Free Russia Forum Форум свободной России | |
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| Abbreviation | FRF (English) ФСР (Russian) |
| Standing Committee | Garry Kasparov Ivan Tyutrin Ilya Ponomarev Marat Gelman Yevgeniya Chirikova Leonid Nevzlin Andrey Illarionov Daniil Konstantinov[1] |
| Founders | Garry Kasparov Ivan Tyutrin |
| Founded | 9 March 2016[2] |
| Banned | 22 February 2019 (in Russia) |
| Preceded by | Opposition Coordination Council |
| Headquarters | Vilnius, Lithuania |
| Membership | 128 (speakers) |
| Ideology | Liberal democracy Anti-Putinism |
| Political position | Big tent |
| Colours | White Blue Red |
| Website | |
| forumfreerussia.org | |
The Free Russia Forum (FRF or FSR; Russian: Форум свободной России; ФСР; Forum Svobodnoj Rossii, FSR) is a conference of the Russian opposition, held twice a year in Vilnius (Lithuania). The forum was founded in March 2016 by Garry Kasparov and Ivan Tyutrin, the former executive director of the Russian democratic movement Solidarnost.[3]
The Forum sets itself the task of forming an intellectual alternative to the current political regime in Russia.[4] According to the organizers, “anyone who shares the values of democracy and considers Russia an integral part of the civilized international community can become a participant, sponsor and organizer of the Forum”.[3] According to Ivan Tyutrin, “the only factor hindering participation is the position of the "Crimeanashist", that is, a supporter of aggression against Ukraine. Therefore, the participation of such figures as Maria Baronova, Vyacheslav Maltsev and Sergei Udaltsov is impossible in the forum.[5]
In total, since March 2016, 11 conferences (forums) have been held. The ninth forum was held on November 20–21, 2020. Due to the coronavirus pandemic and closed borders, the event was held live on YouTube.[6]
FSR projects include "Personnel Reserve" (training leaders for democratic change), "Putin's List" (dossiers on the leaders of the current regime and the continuation of the policy of sanctions against the Putin regime) and Monitoring the persecution of religious minorities.
A feature of the Free Russia Forum is a wide ideological spectrum of participants. These are non-systemic liberals, national democrats, social democrats, libertarians. The forum is attended by representatives of various political organizations and associations: PARNAS, Open Russia, Russia of the Future, the Solidarnost movement, the Yabloko party, the Civic Initiative and the headquarters of Alexei Navalny.[7]
- ^ "Постоянный комитет" [Standing Committee]. www.forumfreerussia.org.
- ^ ""Люстрация, десоветизация и декагебизация": О чем говорили на Форуме свободной России в Литве" [“Lustration (sic), de-Sovietization and KGBization”: What was discussed at the Free Russia Forum in Lithuania]. www.rubaltic.ru. 12 March 2016.
- ^ a b Форум Свободной России (3 July 2018). "О Форуме" [About the Forum]. www.forumfreerussia.org (in Russian). Форум Свободной России. Retrieved 2019-03-19.[unreliable source?]
- ^ Форум Свободной России (20 April 2017). "Первый Форум свободной России" [First Free Russia Forum] (in Russian). Форум Свободной России (Free Russia Forum). Retrieved 2019-03-18.[unreliable source?]
- ^ "Сенцов, Путин и Берлинская стена: о чём говорит российская оппозиция в Вильнюсе" [Sentsov, Putin and the Berlin Wall: what the Russian opposition in Vilnius is talking about]. RFI. 2019-11-08.
- ^ Deutsche Welle (www.dw.com) (2020-11-20). "Форум свободной России перешел в YouTube. Что обсудили и о чем забыли?" [Free Russia Forum moved to YouTube. What was discussed and what was forgotten?]. DW.COM (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-02-23.
- ^ "Оппозиционеры почувствовали ветер грядущих перемен" [Oppositionists felt the wind of future changes]. www.ng.ru. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
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