Does Baumanka's management encourage student informers?

Issue 80, 2005, of Novaya Gazeta published an article by Ilya Yashin entitled "Institute of Snitching Revived in Universities", dedicated to the "anti-orange" youth movement "Young Russia".

The author of the article, in particular, claims that a few months ago the leadership of the Moscow State Technical University. Bauman conducted conversations with student activists. The activists were "explained the political situation in the country and formulated their main task in "these difficult conditions for the country" - to inform students about the connections with opposition organizations and, with the help of the administration staff, to suppress anti-government political activity at the university in the bud" . At the same time, they promised an increase in scholarships and a "friendly attitude" of teachers, adds I. Yashin.

Members of "Young Russia" became such fighters. "The guys enthusiastically embarked on new duties: they tore opposition leaflets and stickers from the walls of universities to take them to the headquarters of" Young Russia "to their curators, wrote testimonials and" information notes "", - says I. Yashin .

Sources

• Yashin I. The institute of informing has been revived in universities // New Newspaper. 2005. No. 80.