Nationalist organizations announced the creation of a national-patriotic front "Sovereign Union of Russia"

May 13, 2011 nationalist Russian organizations announced the creation of a national-patriotic front "Soviet Union of Russia", which included 13 organizations, including including the Russian People's Union ( Sergey Baburin ), the Military Power Union (Leonida Ivashova), Union of Cossacks of Russia (Supreme Ataman - Pavel Zadorozhny), and also the Slavic Union of Journalists (Boris Mironov, who was convicted in 2008 for inciting national hatred). In their statement, the participants in the front called for the consolidation of " all national-patriotic forces ". The initiators of the association also see their the task of nominating a " people's candidate " for president in presidential elections in 2012.

According to the organizers, the front should become an alternative to the All-Russian Popular Front of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.

Sources

• A number of public organizations create the "National Patriotic Front" // Echo of Moscow. 2011. May 13.