Neo-Sovietism
Movement to revive the Soviet lifestyle
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| 2024 |
Vladimir Putin's rise to power
Putin was re-elected as President of Russia for a fifth term.
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| 2021 | Jim Heintz of the Associated Press characterized Belarus as a neo-Soviet state, highlighting the authoritarian governance of Alexander Lukashenko and the state-controlled economic structure. |
| December 2020 |
Union of Slavic Forces of Russia
A court in Ulyanovsk gave a 62-year-old local resident a five-year suspended sentence for participating in the activities of the Union of Slavic Forces of Russia from September 2019 to February 2020.
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| November 2020 |
Union of Slavic Forces of Russia
The Volgograd Central District Court arrested two movement participants for organizing the activities of an extremist organization.
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| November 27 2020 |
Union of Slavic Forces of Russia
The Zelenograd court sentenced Taraskin to house arrest until December 25.
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| September 2020 |
Union of Slavic Forces of Russia
Police, National Guard, and Centre E in Krasnodar prevented an assassination attempt on the head of the Kuban branch of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia by the 'Supreme Court of the USSR'. Group leader Marina Melikhova-Meshcheryakova was in custody and charged with extremist activity.
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| June 2020 |
Union of Slavic Forces of Russia
A criminal case was opened in Kirov Oblast against three residents for organizing activities of the banned Union of Slavic Forces of Russia, including holding meetings and selling 'USSR citizenship' inserts.
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| May 2020 |
Union of Slavic Forces of Russia
A fraud case was opened in North Ossetia against a group calling themselves the 'Supreme Soviet of the Ossetian ASSR' for selling 'USSR passports' with false promises of tax and utility bill exemptions.
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| 2019 |
Union of Slavic Forces of Russia
The Supreme Court of the Komi Republic officially identified the Union of Slavic Forces of Russia as an extremist organization.
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| September 2019 |
Union of Slavic Forces of Russia
Alexander Tyurnin, who called himself the head of the 'security service' of the regional 'USSR' organization in Komi, was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison for extremist activities.
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| April 2019 |
Union of Slavic Forces of Russia
Andrey Zlokazov was found insane by the Ordzhonikidze District Court in Yekaterinburg and committed to a psychiatric hospital.
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| 2018 |
Union of Slavic Forces of Russia
A 'Supreme Soviet of the USSR' group was formed, headed by Valentina Reunova, who declared another leader (Taraskin) a usurper.
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| 2018 |
Union of Slavic Forces of Russia
The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) estimated approximately 150,000 followers of the Union of Slavic Forces of Russia movement.
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| 2018 |
Vladimir Putin's rise to power
Putin was re-elected as President of Russia for a fourth term.
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| July 2018 |
Union of Slavic Forces of Russia
Taraskin and associate Alexander Solovyov were detained by FSB military counterintelligence and Zelenograd center for countering extremism. Their apartment was searched, and audio, video materials, documents, stamps, and printing products were seized.
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| January 2018 |
Union of Slavic Forces of Russia
FSB Directorate for the Central Military District opened a criminal case against Andrey Zlokazov for incitement to extremist activity.
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| April 2017 |
Union of Slavic Forces of Russia
Ten Nizhny Tagil residents petitioned the court to be recognized as citizens of the USSR and filed claims against the city's Ministry of Internal Affairs for refusing to return their Soviet passports.
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| March 2016 |
Union of Slavic Forces of Russia
Prosecutors charged Torgunakov with loan exceeding 1 million rubles from Alfa-Bank.
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| February 2016 |
Union of Slavic Forces of Russia
Andrey Zlokazov sent letters to military unit commanders calling for 'self-defense squads' and threatening to 'eliminate them as enemies of the USSR' if they refused. He also made and sold 'USSR passports' and license plates.
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| February 2016 |
Union of Slavic Forces of Russia
Torgunakov was discharged from the psychiatric hospital and sought to challenge his diagnosis in court.
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| November 23 2015 |
Union of Slavic Forces of Russia
Torgunakov went to the Novosibirsk police with Olga Selyutina to convey 'the last orders of the authorities of the RSFSR' and was committed to a psychiatric hospital with a diagnosis of paranoia.
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| January 2015 |
Union of Slavic Forces of Russia
Torgunakov struggled to find accommodation in Moscow, eventually securing a room at the Izmailovo Hotel in exchange for labor due to having no income.
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| 2012 |
Vladimir Putin's rise to power
Putin was re-elected as President of Russia for a third term.
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| March 2012 |
Union of Slavic Forces of Russia
Torgunakov took an additional loan from Alfa-Bank of 600,000 rubles for his book publication.
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| 2011 |
Union of Slavic Forces of Russia
Sergei Torgunakov took a loan from Alfa-Bank of about 200,000 rubles to publish his book 'The Second Coming of Jesus Christ in 2012'.
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