Guide to the Free World

Guide to the Free World
Гайд в свободный мир
PredecessorRelocation Guide from the Russian Federation (Russian: "Гайд по релокации из РФ")
FormationFebruary 22, 2022; 2 years ago (2022-02-22)
FounderIrina Lobanovskaya
Founded atIstanbul
TypeNon-governmental organization
PurposeHelping people leave Russia after the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Membership
Roughly 200,000[1]
Official language
Russian
Staff12[2]
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The Guide to the Free World (Russian: Гайд в свободный мир, romanized: Gaid v svobodniy mir), is a non-governmental organization dedicated to helping people leave Russia after the 24 February 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. It was founded and is headed by Ira Lobanovskaya (Russian: Ира Лобановская), a former marketing strategist. It maintains the eponymous Russian language Guide to the Free World website collating information, and the Relocation Guide from the Russian Federation (Russian: Гайд по релокации из РФ, romanized: Gaid po relokatsyy iz RF) Telegram chat that originated it, the largest such chat on the subject.

  1. ^ Verma, Pranshu (15 October 2022). "The online guide Russians use to escape Putin's war". Washington Post. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
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