Russian-speaking Ukrainian Nationalists

Russian-speaking Ukrainian Nationalists (RUN) (Ukrainian: Російськомовні українські націоналісти (РУН)) is a Ukrainian organization founded in the summer of 2013.[1] RUN is a platform for Russians in Ukraine who are Ukrainian patriots and supporters of Ukrainian independence.[2] It has a territorial nationalistic worldview.[1][3] Run is led by Serhiy Zamilyuhin.[4]

History

The organization is the offspring of a social movement that appeared in the form of groups in social networks and became an NGO in the summer of 2013.[5][3]

RUN stated in November 2014 that it aimed to take part in the October 2015 Ukrainian local elections.[1] But in October 2015 no such party named Russian-speaking Ukrainian Nationalists was registered at the Ukrainian Ministry of Justice.[6] In the October 2015 Kiev local election the organization took part as a "non-party" on the election list of the Patriotic Party of Ukraine.[7]

Ideology and stances

One of the organization's goals is to change the Ukrainian educational system so that children will learn "Russian-Ukrainian" instead of the Russian language since the organization believes the latter one was "historically imposed".[5] The NGO has handed out pamphlets "to debunk the Soviet myths" about the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (in the summer of 2013).[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 (Ukrainian) The meeting of political party "Russian-speaking Ukrainian nationalists.", Korrespondent.net (3 November 2014)
  2. ↑ (Ukrainian) A new movement in Ukraine, "Russian-speaking Ukrainian nationalists", Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (19 April 2013)
  3. 1 2 3 (Ukrainian) In Ukraine, the growing movement of Russian Banderavyets, Gazeta.ua (July 15, 2013)
  4. ↑ (Russian) All Russian Ukrainian nationalists..., Ukrayinska Pravda (11 September 2015)
  5. 1 2 (Ukrainian) New Ukrainian nationalists - Russian speaking, bigmir (19 April 2014)
  6. ↑ (Ukrainian) Єдиний реєстр громадських формувань Unified Register of community groups, Ukrainian Ministry of Justice (as viewed on 9 October 2015)
  7. ↑ (Russian) We must not allow the oligarchs to fund our party, Korrespondent.net (13 September 2015)

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