Proriv (Transnistria) Explained

Proriv
Native Name:Прорыв
Native Name Lang:ru
Colorcode:
  1. FFCC00
Colors:Yellow
Leader:Dmitry Soin
Leader1 Title:Head of Communications
Leader1 Name:Roman Konoplev
Leader2 Title:Youth Wing Director
Leader2 Name:Alena Arshinova
Headquarters:1A-3300 Naberezhnye Lane, Tiraspol
International:Proryv
Newspaper:Russian Breakthrough
Slogan:"Russia! PMR! Breakthrough!"
Country:Transnistria

Proriv, officially the People's Democratic Party "Proriv!", was a political youth movement and political party in Transnistria whose methods were supposedly modelled on pro-Western organizations Otpor!, Kmara and other participants of colour revolutions in the post-Soviet states.

History

Proriv was originally founded in 2005 as a division of the pro-Russian political youth organization Proriv. A year later, on 2 June 2006, the Transnistrian branch of Proriv was registered as a political party. It used yellow as its political color, and the famous black-and-white photo of communist guerrilla fighter Che Guevara (Guerrillero Heroico) as a symbol. It was associated with the "Che Guevara High School for Political Leadership" in Tiraspol, which was established to provide training for young political activists. The organization supported the continuation of the republic's independence which was declared on 2 September 1990, and rejected any talk of potential reunification with Moldova.[1]

Proriv's head was Dmitry Soin, a sociologist and former officer of the Transnistrian ministry of state security, who is wanted by Interpol.[2] [3] [4] Roman Konoplev, a Russian strategist and publicist, took part in formulating ideological documents of the party.[5]

The youth movement had a mostly Slavic female leadership, with Alena Arshinova at its head.

The party was dissolved by authorities in November 2012 after the Supreme Court of Transnistria ordered its liquidation. Members of Proriv denounced the decision as political repression.[6]

Electoral results

Parliamentary

Supreme Council! Election year! Seats! +/–! Government
2010 1

Presidential

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Notes and References

  1. News: Jail terms sought for teenagers in flag-raft prank . Tiraspol Times . 9 September 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20070312183013/http://www.tiraspoltimes.com/node/177. 12 March 2007.
  2. http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/0,1518,389143,00.html Anika Zeller: Ché Guevara lebt - in Transnistrien
  3. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4208194.stm Trans-Dniester's surreal life | BBC News, 2 September 2005.
  4. http://azi.md/comment?ID=38496 Moldova Azi
  5. Web site: Партия "Прорыв" ликвидирована решением Верховного суда ПМР | Новости Приднестровья. 16 November 2012. novostipmr.com . ru.
  6. Web site: В Приднестровье ликвидировали партию "ПРОРЫВ!" МГЕР . 2 October 2018.