Open Russia

Open Russia
Открытая Россия
LeaderMikhail Khodorkovsky
ChairpersonAnastasiya Burakova
FounderMikhail Khodorkovsky
FoundedDecember 2001 (2001-12),
relaunched 23 September 2014 (2014-09-23)[1]
Dissolved22 March 2006 (2006-03-22)[2]
27 May 2021 (2021-05-27)
TV stationMBKh Media [ru]
IdeologyLiberalism
Anti-Putinism
Political positionCentre
Colours  Yellow
  Black
Slogan"From open information to an open country"
(Russian: "От открытой информации — к открытой стране")
Party flag
Website
openrussia.org

Open Russia (Russian: Открытая Россия, romanizedOtkrytaya Rossiya) is a political organisation founded by the exiled Russian businessman Mikhail Khodorkovsky with the shareholders of his firm, Yukos (a company closed in 2006).[3] Khodorkovsky states that his organisation advocates democracy and human rights. The first initiative took the form of a foundation whose stated purpose was to "build and strengthen civil society in Russia", established in 2001. Khodorkovsky relaunched Open Russia in September 2014 as a nationwide community platform[4] as part of a group of activities called "Open Media".[5]

In 2017, the organisation was listed as undesirable by Russia's Prosecutor General, and its website banned in Russia. On 27 May 2021, Open Russia announced to cease its operations in Russia to protect its members from the risk of facing criminal prosecution and being imprisoned in the country. "Open Media" is now known as "Mozhem Obyasnit".[6]

  1. ^ "Ходорковский объяснил в Берлине цели своего проекта "Открытая Россия"" [Khodorkovsky explained the goals of his "Open Russia" project in Berlin]. ria.ru. 23 September 2014.[dead link]
  2. ^ "Закрытие России" [Closing Russia]. lenta.ru. 22 March 2006. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Open Russia". Khodorkovsky.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference guard was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Open Media". Mikhail Khodorkovsky. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  6. ^ "COVID-19: Russia records 700+ deaths daily since July; global toll -10% - UPI.com". UPI. Retrieved 27 September 2021.