Russian opposition movement

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The Russian opposition movement is a loose coalition of political parties, activists, and civil society groups challenging Vladimir Putin’s rule and advocating for democratic reforms, human rights, and the rule of law in Russia.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Russian opposition movement canonical 2
Russian liberal movement 1

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Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf opposition movement
political movement
aimsAt democratic reforms in Russia
protection of human rights in Russia
rule of law in Russia
country Russia
faced arrests of activists
designation of organizations as “extremist”
forced exile of activists
legal restrictions on protests
media censorship
state repression
hasComponent FBK
surface form: Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK)

Open Russia network
PARNAS party
Solidarnost (Solidarity)
surface form: Solidarnost movement

Union of Right Forces
surface form: Union of Right Forces (historically)

Yabloko
surface form: Yabloko party

grassroots protest groups
independent trade unions
hasNotableFigure Alexei Navalny
Boris Nemtsov
Garry Kasparov
Ilya Yashin
Lyubov Sobol
Mikhail Khodorkovsky
PARNAS leaders
Sergei Udaltsov NERFINISHED
Vladimir Kara-Murza
Yabloko leaders
Yevgeny Roizman
includes anti-corruption activists
civil society groups
independent activists
independent media figures
political parties
notableEvent Russian election protests 2011
surface form: 2011–2012 Russian protest movement

2017 anti-corruption protests
2021 protests after Navalny’s arrest
anti-war protests after 2022 invasion of Ukraine
opposes United Russia party
surface form: United Russia

Vladimir Putin
authoritarianism in Russia
politicalPosition anti-corruption
anti-war (segments)
liberal opposition
pro-democracy
pro-human rights
timePeriod post-Soviet era
usesTactic anti-corruption investigations
electoral participation
international advocacy
online campaigning
street protests

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Boris Nemtsov movement Russian opposition movement
Zakhar Navalny associatedWith Russian opposition movement
Nikolai Nekrasov (politician) movement Russian opposition movement
this entity surface form: Russian liberal movement