The fight for the Russian March brand

The Nashi youth movement announced its intention to take away the Russian March brand from the nationalists. This was stated by Nashi commissars on September 21, 2009, during a meeting with Vladislav Surkov, deputy head of the presidential administration.

"Ours" are planning to hold a "Russian March" on National Unity Day on November 4, 2009, gathering at least 20,000 people. Their route will run from Bolotnaya Square to Vasilyevsky Spusk and end with a concert near the Kremlin. The police and their own security will protect Nashi. It is assumed that at least 20 thousand people will participate in the march. In October, the movement is going to launch an advertising campaign for "Russian March" with the involvement of movie and pop stars.

“We want to take this name away from the nationalists, because for them a Russian is someone who has a certain shape of eyes and a nose. For us, Russians are everyone who has citizenship of the Russian Federation,” said Yekaterina Grudina, commissioner of the Nashi movement .

Recall that the "Russian March" is a march carried out by right-wing radical organizations since 2005.

Right-wing radicals say that "the label will still remain ours" and that the nationalists will in any case hold their "Russian March", preparations for which have already begun.

See Galina Kozhevnikova's commentary to Kommersant about attempts by pro-Kremlin movements to oppose the Russian March.

Sources

• March of our nationalists: "Nashi" appropriated the brand "Russian March" // Kommersant. 2009. 24 September. *