Primorsky Partisans

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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The Primorsky Partisans were a group of six young men who waged a guerrilla war against the Russian police, who have long been accused of corruption, and brutality.[1] [2] From a small village in Primorsky Krai in Russia's far east they had long had encounters with the police they described as brutal, and degrading. The group decided on a violent solution to the appalling conditions with the police and waged a campaign against them including shooting traffic policemen, raiding a police station, and stabbing a police officer to death. The police began a large scale man hunt and the Partisans were tracked down to a flat on the Chinese border. Before the shoot out began they posted a video on youtube describing their motives. In the shootout two were killed in a shoot out, and the rest were arrested and sentenced. This created a storm of controversy in Russia, as many Russians sympathized with the partisans, and resented the police. In a non-scientific poll by the popular radio station Echo of Moscow, 75% of responders said they viewed the Partisans as Robin Hoods, and 66% stated they would shelter the partisans if given the chance. [3]


Members

  • Aleksandr Kovtun (Russian: Александр Ковтун) leader of the group
  • Andrei Sukhorada (Russian: Андрей Сухорада, July 25, 1987 - June 11, 2010) former member of National Bolshevik Party.[4] On March 3, 2004, Sukhorada was arrested when police raided a group of National Bolsheviks who were staging an occupation of the United Russia Party HQ in Moscow[5][6]
  • Aleksandr Sladkikh (Russian: Александр Сладких, September 18, 1989 - June 11, 2010)
  • Vladimir Ilyutikov (Russian: Владимир Илютиков)
  • Roman Savchenko (Russian: Роман Савченко)
  • Maksim Kirilov (Russian: Максим Кириллов)

Motivation

On October 9, 2010, a 13-minute video entitled “The Last Interview of the Primorsky Krai Guerrillas” was released on YouTube. In the video the partizans of the group declared a guerrilla war against corruption and Russian Militsiya.[7][8] The video was removed from the YouTube server several times due to complaints.

Reaction

A poll of listeners to the Echo of Moscow radio station indicated that 60-75 percent of listeners sympathised with the Primorsky partisans and would offer them help.[9][10]

References

  1. ↑ Politkovskaya, Anna; translated by Arch Tait (2004). Putin's Russia. Harvill. ISBN 0-8050-7930-0.
  2. ↑ Judah, Ben (2003). Fragile Empire
  3. ↑ http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-11829793
  4. ↑ Один из приморских партизан был нацболом
  5. ↑ Андрей Сухорада
  6. ↑ Захват общественной приемной партии "Единая Россия"
  7. ↑ Последнее видеообращение «приморских партизан» появилось в интернете
  8. ↑ Russia: New Video from Primorsky Krai Guerrillas
  9. ↑ The Primorsky Partisans
  10. ↑ Если члены "приморской группы" обратятся к Вам за помощью, поможете ли Вы?

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