Walking Together Идущие вместе | |
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| Abbreviation | IV (English) ИВ (Russian) |
| Chairman | Vasily Yakemenko (2000-2005) Pavel Tarakanov (2005-2007) |
| Founder | Vasily Yakemenko |
| Founded | November 7, 2000 |
| Dissolved | June 22, 2007 |
| Succeeded by | Nashi |
| Headquarters | 23th Building, Denisovskyy Lane, Moscow, Russia |
| Ideology | Putinism Conservatism Anti-communism Centrism Populism |
| Political position | Centre-right to right-wing |
| Colours | Light blue |
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| Website | |
| idushie.ru | |
Walking Together (Russian: Идущие вместе, Idushchiye vmyestye) was a Russian youth movement that was created by Vasily Yakemenko in May 2000.[1] The group, which had over 50 thousand members as of January 2002, was strongly pro-Putin and is openly endorsed by President Vladimir Putin's administration. It has strict rules and indoctrination methods, and was openly criticized for its similarity to the Soviet Young Pioneers established by the Communist Party in 1922. The senior patron of the movement was Vladislav Surkov, the deputy head of the presidential administration. The group was transformed into "Nashi" (Ours) youth group in 2005 after a scandal involving the dissemination of pornography.[1]
- ^ a b "Nasi - Die Putin-Jugend" by Ulrich Schmid, Osteuropa, May 2006