Great Russia (Russian: Великая Россия; romanized Velikaya Rossiya) is an unregistered far-right nationalist political party in Russia.[2][3] The party has been led by former Rodina deputy Andrei Saveliyev since its founding.[4]
History
The party was formed in May 2007 by former Rodina leader Dmitry Rogozin at its founding congress, which included delegates from the Rodina bloc, the Congress of Russian Communities,[5][6] as well as Alexander Belov, the leader of the anti-immigrant Movement Against Illegal Immigration.[7]
Rogozin stated that the party would contest seats in the 2007 State Duma elections. Rogozin estimated that the party would obtain twenty five percent of the vote in the election, and opinion polls suggested the party had a good chance of crossing the seven percent threshold for representation in the State Duma.[8]
On 24 July 2007, Great Russia was denied registration by the Federal Registration Service. The secretary of the party's ruling council, Sergei Pykhtin, said the party would either appeal the decision or submit new paperwork in an attempt to be registered.[8] In September 2007, the party was again denied registration.[9]
References
- ^ "Russia moves to scrap arms pact". ft.com. 7 November 2007.
- ^ Racism and Xenophobia in March 2015, SOVA Center (4 September 2012). Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ Alexander Verkhovsky, The Ultra-Right in Russia in 2012, SOVA Center (10 December 2012). Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ ""Великая Россия" для ультраправых". SOVA Center. 7 May 2007.
- ^ "К "Единой" и "Справедливой" прибавится "Великая Россия"". dw.com. 12 April 2007.
- ^ "На смену "Родине" пришла "Великая Россия"". Радио Свобода. 5 May 2007.
- ^ "В России создана новая партия - "Великая Россия"". rbc.ru. 5 May 2007.
- ^ a b "Great Russia Refused Registration". The Moscow Times. 25 July 2007. Archived from the original on 29 August 2008.[dead link]
- ^ ""Великой России" вновь отказано в регистрации". SOVA Center. 24 September 2007.
External links
- Rogozin creates "Great Russia" Gazeta.ru 12 April 2007 (in Russian)
- Will Russia's new party be built on Berezovsky's money? Regnum 13 April 2007
- New Party Set Up With Plans to Win Every Fourth Seat in the Duma Kommersant 7 May 2007
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