Russian Libertarian Movement
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[1] in the Russian Federation, formed in 2003 by Vladimir Didenko, at the time vice president of the Institute of Natiology (Moscow), a libertarian think-tank, Igor Souzdaltsev, also involved with the Institute[2], and other members of an organizing committee meeting on August 22, 2003.Contents |
[edit] Platform
Major platform planks called for the establishment of widespread property rights, and the right of citizens to keep and bear arms.[3]
[edit] History
On August 25, two days after the RLD's founding, the Russian Ministry of Justice confirmed official registration of the RLD as the first libertarian political party in Russia. The party went public with a Moscow news conference on September 6. The new party's offices were located on the campus of Moscow State University.[4]
Retrieved December 25, 2007
On September 9, 2003, the party nominated its founding chairman, Didenko (formerly a lawyer), to be the first Libertarian candidate for the University Electoral District # 201 in Moscow seat in the Gosudarstvennaya Duma (Russian House of Representatives). The election was held on December 7, 2003. Didenko did not win enough votes to win the office.
In late 2003, leaders of the RLD visited the national headquarters of the U.S. Libertarian Party, to exchange ideas and anecdotes. Also in 2003, both Souzdaltsev and Didenko attended a conference of the International Society for Individual Liberty (ISIL) in Vilnius, Lithuania, where they networked with libertarian activists from around the world[5].
[edit] Dissolution
By late 2006, the RLD had mostly disbanded due to the Putin government's escalating harassment and intimidation of dissident groups and parties. Former RLD leaders are fearful of assassination and arrest and intend to wait until political conditions in Russia will allow new political ideas.
[edit] References
- ^ Russian Libertarian Movement Founded. Retrieved December 25, 2007
- ^ "Russian History from the Great Patriotic War to the New Russia", by A.A. Danilov and I.N. Souzdaltsev Retrieved December 25, 2007.
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- ^ "[2]".
- ^ A Triumphant Emergence from Tyranny", by Vincent H. Miller Retrieved December 25, 2007
[edit] See also
- List of libertarian political parties internationally
- International Society for Individual Liberty
- Libertarian International Organization
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