Svetlaya Rus Explained
| Svetlaya Rus |
| Formation: | 2009 |
| Native Name: | Светлая Русь |
| Native Name Lang: | ru |
| Founder: | Igor Mangushev |
| Purpose: | Russian nationalism |
Svetlaya Rus (Russian: Светлая Русь|lit=Bright Rus) is a Russian nationalist movement, founded in 2009 by Russian nationalist mercenary Igor Mangushev (1986–2023).
Name
Svetlaya Rus translates as "Bright Rus'" or "Light-Skinned Rus'" in English, and is synonymous with a "mono-ethnic, neo-pagan technocratic nation state."[1]
History and activities
Svetlaya Rus is a Russian militia movement[2] founded in 2009 by Russian nationalist mercenary Igor Mangushev.[3] [4] Membership in the group was initially drawn from the Russian Orthodox Church-aligned Narodny Sobor movement, as well as various Russian patriotic movements.[5] Several members in the group were former law enforcement officials or had otherwise become connected with Russia's Federal Migration Service.[6]
The initial activity of the organisation was a December 30, 2009 rally for recently murdered priest Daniil Sysoev. Soon after, the organisation started identifying undocumented Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan migrants to the police.[7] In 2011, the organisation raided Krasnaya Presnya residences in search of migrants. As the Russo-Ukrainian War started, Svetlaya Rus organised pro-Russian events in Crimea.
See also
Notes and References
- Militant Right-Wing Extremism in Putin’s Russia: Legacies, Forms and Threats, Miroslav Mareš, Martin Laryš, and Jan Holzer, Routledge, Oct 25, 2018
- Web site: 2023-02-07 . [Updated] Self-styled creator of pro-Russian ‘Z’ symbol reportedly assassinated ]. 2023-02-09 . intelNews.org . en . 2023-02-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230209055941/https://intelnews.org/2023/02/07/01-3253/ . live .
- Web site: 2015-03-23 . Послевоенные действия . 2023-02-09 . www.kommersant.ru . ru . 2022-08-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220821194523/https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/2688561 . live .
- Web site: 1997-04-05 . «Еноты» в клетке . 2023-02-09 . Новая газета - Novayagazeta.ru . ru . 2022-08-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220830064845/https://novayagazeta.ru/articles/2019/02/22/79661-enoty-v-kletke . live .
- News: Туманов . Григорий . 23 March 2015 . Послевоенные действия . ru . Post-war actions . . live . 8 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220821194523/https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/2688561 . 21 August 2022.
- Book: Zakharov, Nikolay . Race and Racism in Russia . . 2015 . 978-1-349-50281-3 . Law . Ian . Softcover 1st . Rioting for Whiteness: Doing Race on the Squares of Moscow . 10.1057/9781137481207.
- Web site: The Man in Orange . 2023-02-09 . European Press Prize . 2023-02-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230209005516/https://www.europeanpressprize.com/article/the-man-in-orange/ . live .
