Autonomous Action

Autonomous Action Автономное действие
Abbreviation	AD (English) АД (Russian)
Leader	Collective leadership
Founded	January 25, 2002; 22 years ago (2002-01-25)
Headquarters	Moscow, Russia
Newspaper	Avtonom (Autonom) Situatsiya (Situation)
Ideology	Anarchism Anarcho-communism Autonomism Feminism Radical environmentalism Anti-clericalism Anti-fascism Anti-Bolshevism Anti-capitalism
Political position	Far-left
International affiliation	Anarchist Black Cross
Colours	Red   Black
Slogan	"Justice, solidarity, freedom" (Russian: "Справедливость, солидарность, свобода")
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Website
avtonom.org
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The Autonomous Action (AD; Russian: Автономное действие; АД; Avtonomnoye deystviye, AD) is a revolutionary anarchist federation in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine that was founded in January 2002.

AD is composed of anarcho-communists, syndicalists, autonomists, and radical ecologists. Autonomous Action also had members in Armenia — "Proryv", that group having since been terminated by the end of 2005.

Autonomous Action utilizes direct action "to create a tradition and basis for a new humanist culture, social self-organisation and radical resistance against militarism, capitalism, sexism and fascism".

Unlike leftist political parties in Russia, Autonomous Action refuses to acknowledge the existing political system as legitimate, often criticizing leftist movements that participate in the public political sphere. The group also is strongly critical of other opposition movements in Russia, most notably the Liberal Opposition due to their compliance with Russian elections and refusal to announce revolutionary calls to action. Some members of Autonomous Action go as far as to suggest that much of the Liberal Opposition is under the Kremlin's guidance as controlled opposition, even groups and individuals without established political parties.