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  • Nashi Brigades to Enforce Public Order

    09/24/2007 10:19:25 AM PDT · by vahet pole · 6 replies · 72+ views
    The Moscow Times ^ | September 24, 2007 | David Nowak
    They've been accused of illegal behavior ranging from harassment of diplomats to violent mob attacks. But with State Duma elections just months away, activists from the pro-Kremlin youth group Nashi are teaming up with city police to keep the streets quiet. Critics have accused authorities of turning a blind eye as Nashi's members intimidate political foes. But last week, Nashi began mobilizing brigades of volunteers trained by city police to enforce public order. Some 200 Nashi activists, accompanied by actual police officers, have already begun patrolling the streets, wearing red armbands to show their status as druzhinniki, members of a...
  • Pro-Kremlin Youth Vow To Defend 'Holy Russia'

    03/29/2007 8:18:14 AM PDT · by M. Espinola · 31 replies · 428+ views
    About 15,000 supporters of Russia's pro-Kremlin youth movement have vowed to defend their country from a host of enemies as they celebrated seven years of Vladimir Putin's presidency. Members of the Nashi movement said on March 25 that traitors are trying to pave the way for foreign powers to steal Russia's giant reserves of natural resources. Supporters waved Russia's flag and chanted "Russia" before speeches. They also went to recruit members in Moscow and give out special mobile-phone cards to be used to send out messages to followers.