2014 anti-war protests in Russia

2014 protest in Russia against military intervention in Ukraine July 2015 November 2014 2014 anti-war protests in Russia the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federationand Russian opposition protest rallies File:Марш за мир и свободу (2).jpg At least 30,000 people with Russian and Ukrainian flags, flags of political parties and peace symbols 2 & 15 March, 21 September 2014 Mostly in Moscow and Saint Petersburg, Russia *Opposition to the Russo-Ukrainian War Opposition to the authority of Vladimir Putin Opposition to the pro-government demonstrations Solidarity with the Euromaidan protesters *Military withdrawal of Russia from Ukraine *Demonstrations Internet activism Russia Russian opposition Flag of the Solidarnost.svg Solidarnost Логотип Яблоко маленький прозрачный.svg Yabloko Партия Гражданская платформа.PNG Civic Platform PARNAS logo lesser.svg Republican Party of Russia – People's Freedom Party Партия 5 декабря.jpg 5th of December Party Progress Party logo.svg Progress Party Democratic Choice Логотип партии "Правое дело".svg Right Cause Autonomous Action Flag of the Russian Socialist Movement.svg Russian Socialist Movement Democratic Union West Choice Party Emblem.svg Western Choice Alliance of Greens and Social Democrats Anti-war activists Anti-censorship activistsJanuary 2015 Russia Government of Russia Flag of the Ministry for Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation (MVD of Russia).svg Ministry of Internal Affairs Flag of the Ministry for Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation (MVD of Russia).svg Police Flag of Internal Troops of Russia.svg Internal Troops Patch of the OMON.svg OMON Patch of the SOBR.svg SOBR Political parties ЕдРо (лог).svg United Russia KPRF Flag.svg Communist Party A Just Russia Flag of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia.svg Liberal Democratic Party Flag of Essence of Time.svg Essence of Time Партия Гражданская платформа.PNG Civic PlatformRussia Update: Paid Protesters, Ultranationalist Groups, State Workers March Against Maidan https://web.archive.org/web/20160526220153/http://www.interpretermag.com/russia-update-february-21-2015/ 26 May 2016 , The Interpreter (Institute of Modern Russia), February 21, 2015. Russia Boris NemtsovRussia Alexei NavalnyRussia Ilya YashinRussia Andrey MakarevichRussia Vladimir MilovRussia Irina ProkhorovaRussia Gennady GudkovRussia Dmitry GudkovRussia Valeriya NovodvorskayaRussia Konstantin Borovoi Standard of the President of the Russian Federation.svg Vladimir PutinRussia Dmitry MedvedevRussia Sergey KurginyanFlag of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia.svg Vladimir Zhirinovsky *Ministry of Defence, 2 March: 130Dozens Detained at Anti-War Rallies http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/dozens-detained-at-anti-war-rallies/495450.html 17 March 2014 Moscow Times 3 March 2014 16 March 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140316024443/http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/dozens-detained-at-anti-war-rallies/495450.html live Manezhnaya Square, 2 March: 230 Moscow, 15 March: 30,000 (Reuters), 100,000 (Russian opposition), 3,000 (Moscow police) The 2014 anti-war protests in Russia refers to a series of anti-war demonstrations opposing the Russian military intervention in Ukraine that took place in Russia in 2014. Protesters held two anti-war protest rallies on 2 and 15 March 2014. The latter, known as the March of Peace (ru Марш Мира, Marsh Mira), took place in Moscow a day before the Crimean referendum. The protests have been the largest in Russia since the 2011–2013 Russian protests by the Russian opposition against the alleged electoral fraud committed by United Russia during the 2011 Russian legislative election. Reuters reported that around 20,000 people participated in the 15 March demonstrations.http://www.dw.com/en/anti-war-protesters-march-through-moscow/a-17938261 Anti-war protesters march through Moscow Deutsche Welle 13 December 2015 22 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151222145813/http://www.dw.com/en/anti-war-protesters-march-through-moscow/a-17938261 live Ukraine crisis triggers Russia's biggest anti-Putin protest in two years http://in.reuters.com/article/ukraine-crisis-russia-rallies-idINL6N0MC0JC20140315 16 March 2014 Reuters 15 March 2014 22 June 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200622232507/https://in.reuters.com/article/ukraine-crisis-russia-rallies-idINL6N0MC0JC20140315 dead Timeline On 1 March, five people who were picketing next to the Federation Council building against the invasion of Ukraine were arrested.http://www.unian.ua/politics/891669-u-rosiji-zatrimali-aktivistiv-yaki-protestuvali-proti-viyni-z-ukrajinoyu.html In Russia were detained activists who protested against the war with Ukraine Ukrainian Independent Information Agency March 1, 2014 10 March 2015 2 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402145849/http://www.unian.ua/politics/891669-u-rosiji-zatrimali-aktivistiv-yaki-protestuvali-proti-viyni-z-ukrajinoyu.html live The next day about 200 people protested at the building of the Russian Ministry of Defense in Moscow against Russian military involvement.http://www.utro.ru/articles/2014/03/02/1179378.shtml На антивоенных акциях в Москве задержаны 300 человек (Na antivoyennykh aktsiyakh v Moskve zaderzhany 300 chelovek) 2 March 2014 At the anti-war actions in Moscow detained 300 people Utro RU ru March 2, 2014 2 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402154705/http://www.utro.ru/articles/2014/03/02/1179378.shtml live About 500 people also gathered to protest on the Manezhnaya Square in Moscow and the same number of people on the Saint Isaac's Square in Saint Petersburg.http://investigator.org.ua/news/120579/ В Москве и Перебурге проходят митинги против российской оккупации Крыма. Уже есть задержанные (V Moskve i Peterburge prokhodyat mitingi protiv rossiyskoy okkupatsii Kryma. Uzhe yest' zaderzhannyye) 2 March 2014 In Moscow and St. Petersburg rallies against the Russian occupation of the Crimea. Already have detained ru Центр журналистских расследований (Tsentr zhurnalistskikh rassledovaniy) [Center for Investigative Journalism] March 2, 2014 25 February 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220225164105/https://investigator.org.ua/news/120579/ live On 2 March, about eleven protesters demonstrated in Yekaterinburg against Russian involvement, with some wrapped in the Ukrainian flag.http://www.kp.ru/online/news/1674924/ Жители Екатеринбурга провели пикеты против ввода российских войск в Крым (Zhiteli Yekaterinburga proveli pikety protiv vvoda rossiyskikh voysk v Krym) Inhabitants of Ekaterinburg picketed against Russian troops in the Crimea Komsomolskaya Pravda 2 March 2014 RU ru March 2, 2014 14 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150714050044/http://www.kp.ru/online/news/1674924/ live On 15 March, for a rally in support of Ukraine in Yekaterinburg, according to various sources, between 400 and 600 people left,http://www.segodnya.ua/world/slava-ukraine-po-moskovski-mneniya-i-ocenki-marsha-mira-503048.html "Слава Украине!" по-московски: мнения и оценки "Марша мира" "Glory to Ukraine!" in Moscow: opinions and assessments of the "Peace March" 27 March 2017 19 January 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180119001225/https://www.segodnya.ua/world/slava-ukraine-po-moskovski-mneniya-i-ocenki-marsha-mira-503048.html dead http://ura.ru/news/1052176925 Бунт против Путина? Мэр Екатеринбурга Ройзман возглавил «украинский» пикет и получил татарский торт. «Полагаю, это серьезный удар по отношениям мэрии Екатеринбурга и Москвы». ФОТО 15 March 2014 Revolt against Putin? Yekaterinburg Mayor Roizman led a "Ukrainian" picket and received a Tatar cake. “I think this is a serious blow to relations between the mayor’s office of Yekaterinburg and Moscow.” A PHOTO 27 March 2017 28 March 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170328195157/http://ura.ru/news/1052176925 live including the Mayor of the city Yevgeny Roizman. Protests were also held in Chelyabinsk on the same day.http://www.ura.ru/content/svrd/02-03-2014/news/1052176002.html "Сколько детей ты готов похоронить, чтобы Крым стал частью России?" Первые антивоенные пикеты прошли на Урале ("Skol'ko detey ty gotov pokhoronit', chtoby Krym stal chast'yu Rossii?" Pervyye antivoyennyye pikety proshli na Urale) 2 March 2014 "How many children are you willing to bury to Crimea became part of Russia?" First anti-war pickets were held in the Urals Ura RU ru March 2, 2014 12 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140712044305/http://ura.ru/content/svrd/02-03-2014/news/1052176002.html live The opposition to the military intervention was also expressed by rock musician Andrey Makarevich, who wrote in particular: "You want war with Ukraine? It will not be the way it was with Abkhazia: the folks on the Maidan have been hardened and know what they are fighting for – for their country, their independence. [...] We have to live with them. Still neighborly. And preferably in friendship. But it's up to them how they want to live".http://www.novayagazeta.ru/society/62540.html Не стреляй! Шевчук, Гребенщиков, Макаревич. Антивоенная риторика (Ne strelyay! Shevchuk, Grebenshchikov, Makarevich. Antivoyennaya ritorika) Do not shoot! Shevchuk, Grebenshikov Makarevich. antiwar rhetoric Novaya Gazeta ru March 4, 2014 9 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141109213134/http://www.novayagazeta.ru/society/62540.html live The Professor of the Department of Philosophy at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations Andrey Zubov was fired for his article in Vedomosti, criticizing Russian military intervention. Bershidsky Leonid March 25, 2014 Comparing Putin to Hitler Will Get You Fired http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2014-03-25/comparing-putin-to-hitler-will-get-you-fired bloomberg.com March 25, 2014 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075031/http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2014-03-25/comparing-putin-to-hitler-will-get-you-fired live On 2 March, one Moscow resident protested against Russian intervention by holding "Stop the war" banner, but he was immediately harassed by passers-by and when the police was arresting him, a woman offered to fabricate a serious charge (beating up a child) against him; however, the proposal was rejected by the police.https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-26531310 Ukraine crisis: Russians opposed to Putin BBC News Magazine 12 March 2014 21 June 2018 17 June 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180617221537/https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-26531310 live Andrei Zubov, a professor at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations, who compared Russian actions in Crimea to the Anschluss of Austria, was threatened. Alexandr Chuyev, the leader of the pro-Kremlin Spravedlivaya Rossiya party, also objected to Russian intervention in Ukraine. Boris Akunin, popular Russian writer, predicted that Russia's moves would lead to political and economic isolation. Protests against the Russian intervention also occurred outside Russian embassies in London, Berlin, Vilnius and Ankara on 2 March. Ukraine Crisis http://avaxnews.net/fact/Ukraine_Crisis.html Avax News 2 Mar 2014 22 Sep 2014 6 March 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140306035622/http://avaxnews.net/fact/Ukraine_Crisis.html live March of Peace (15 March) protests March 2014 Protests against the Russian intervention in Crimea also took place in Cologne and outside the Russian Consulate in Bonn, Germany, on 15 March. Anti-Russia protests in Germany Deutsche Welle http://www.dw.de/anti-russia-protests-in-germany/a-17500087 15 Mar 2014 24 May 2014 29 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140529173457/http://www.dw.de/anti-russia-protests-in-germany/a-17500087 live In August, about a dozen activists were arrested outside the Ukrainian Embassy in Moscow for protesting against Russian president Vladimir Putin. Anti-Ukraine war activists arrested for protest in Moscow https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/11031034/Anti-Ukraine-war-activists-arrested-for-protest-in-Moscow.html https://web.archive.org/web/20140814020013/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/11031034/Anti-Ukraine-war-activists-arrested-for-protest-in-Moscow.html dead 14 August 2014 Telegraph 13 Aug 2014 22 Sep 2014 London 21 September Another anti-war rally with about 5,000 to 20,000 demonstrators took place on Pushkinskaya Square in Moscow on 21 September 2014. Ukraine crisis: Thousands march in Moscow anti-war rally https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-29300213 BBC News 21 Sep 2014 22 Sep 2014 21 September 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140921234722/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-29300213 live The Washington Post reported that "tens of thousands" protested the war in Ukraine with a peace march in downtown Moscow "under heavy police supervision".Russian peace march draws tens of thousands in support of Ukraine https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/russian-peace-march-draws-tens-of-thousands-in-support-of-ukraine/2014/09/21/c5a45f35-b07c-4e7b-81ae-8c7d8fcaa0bd_story.html 2013-09-23 Washington Post 2014-09-21 Karoun Demirjian 23 June 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200623090142/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/russian-peace-march-draws-tens-of-thousands-in-support-of-ukraine/2014/09/21/c5a45f35-b07c-4e7b-81ae-8c7d8fcaa0bd_story.html live There were minor scuffles with pro-Russian supporters, but no serious violence or arrests were reported. Thousands March Against War In Moscow, St. Petersburg https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-antiwar-marches-ukraine/26597971.html Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty 22 Sep 2014 22 September 2014 21 September 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140921234956/http://www.rferl.org/content/russia-antiwar-marches-ukraine/26597971.html live About a thousand people also gathered outside the Kazan Cathedral in Saint Petersburg to protest against Russia's involvement in Ukraine. Thousands march in Moscow against Kremlin role in Ukraine strife http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/thousands-march-in-moscow/1373760.html Channel NewsAsia 22 Sep 2014 22 September 2014 28 September 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140928153319/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/thousands-march-in-moscow/1373760.html live Thousands of people around the world supported this event by holding anti-war demonstrations on the same day. In the US, San Francisco, New York, Washington, DC, Los Angeles, Seattle, Houston and Boston took part in the protest activities.https://www.facebook.com/707043659383048/photos/a.707896409297773.1073741829.707043659383048/711186432302104/?type=1&theater Timeline Photos – Russian Americans in Support of Ukraine – Facebook Facebook 14 October 2014 25 February 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220225164048/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2F707043659383048%2Fphotos%2Fa.707896409297773.1073741829.707043659383048%2F711186432302104%2F%3Ftype%3D1%26theater live Anti-war congress On 19 March 2014, the anti-war congress of Russian intelligentsia took place in Moscow.http://hro.rightsinrussia.info/hro-org/ukraine-16 Congress of Intelligentsia against War meets in Moscow 14 October 2014 1 October 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141001183023/http://hro.rightsinrussia.info/hro-org/ukraine-16 live The memorandum issued by the Congress proclaims: We, the representatives of the Russian intelligentsia feel ourselves obliged to warn the authorities from making historical mistake – the desire to take control of a part of Ukraine, the country which was considered as a brotherly one. Open letter by Russian scientists On 19 March 2014, a group of Russian scientists published an open letter to the Russian Ministry of Communications. The letter demanded the Ministry to check the television programs of Dmitry Kiselev for signs of extremism and incitement of ethnic hatred.http://www.hotelslaevi.com/en/o48/5749.html Russian Scientists ask to check Kiselev 14 October 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140419164445/http://www.hotelslaevi.com/en/o48/5749.html 19 April 2014 dead Gallery See also Bibliography of Vladimir Putin Bibliography of Russian history (1991–present) Reaction of Russian intelligentsia to the 2014 annexation of Crimea List of protests in the 21st century 2022 anti-war protests in Russia State Duma initiative for charging Vladimir Putin of high treason References 32em External links 2014 anti-war protests in Russia March of Peace in Moscow (full version) March of Peace in Moscow March of Peace in Moscow Articles Thousands Attend Anti-War Rally Ukraine crisis triggers Russia's biggest anti-Putin protest in two years https://web.archive.org/web/20200622232507/https://in.reuters.com/article/ukraine-crisis-russia-rallies-idINL6N0MC0JC20140315 22 June 2020 Muscovites march for and against Putin's Crimean policies Thousands attend Putin protest rally in Moscow Tens Of Thousands Rally In Russia, Ukraine Ahead Of Referendum Category:Anti-war protests in Russia Category:Opposition to Vladimir Putin Category:2014 protests Category:Events affected by the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea Category:March 2014 in Russia Category:Articles containing video clips Category:Reactions to the Russo-Ukrainian war Category:September 2014 in Russia