Month: July 2022

“Salvation in independence”: actions of representatives of nations held captive by Moscow took place in 11 cities around the world

“Salvation in independence”: actions of representatives of nations held captive by Moscow took place in 11 cities around the world

Last weekend, the Free Nations League held rallies and pickets in Europe and the United States. The organization, which unites representatives of the national and regionalist movements of the nations held captive by the Russian Federation, has brought supporters of the independence of the national republics and separate Russian territories to the streets.

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Biden is being asked to support the nations held captive by Moscow

Biden is being asked to support the nations held captive by Moscow

On July 17, the Free Nations League (FNL), which united representatives of nations held captive by the Kremlin, appealed to US President Joe Biden. In their open letter, activists of national movements ask for support for their peoples in exercising their right to self-determination.

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Russian authorities massively involved FSB operatives to prevent Ras’ken’ Ozks

Russian authorities massively involved FSB operatives to prevent Ras’ken’ Ozks

On July 9, 2022, in a village of Chukaly (Bolsheignatovskiy district, Republic of Mordovia) the national prayer gathering of Erzya people, popularly known as Ras’ken’ Ozks, took place. It is known that Ras’ken’ Ozks was forbidden as early as 1629 by Russian tsar’s decree. However Erzya people continued to support their religious tradition unofficially, particular during totalitarian rule of Russian communists. For first time after a long period of abandonment renovated folk prayer gathering took place on July 17, 1999. The representatives of Erzya intellectulas, activists of Erzya national revival Mariz’ Kemal and Kshumantsian’ Pirguzh have initiated the prayer gathering. Traditionally the venue for such a solemn event was chosen in connection with Erzya history, namely an ancient burial mound in a village of Chukaly, which confines, according to ancient legend, over 11 thousand of Moksha, Mari and Udmurt warriors fallen in 1612 in a battle with the Nogai horde. Since that time Chukaly became the traditional location for Ras’ken’ Ozks, that is conducted every three years.

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The nations that the kremlin classifies as third-rate are those that “need” the war the most

The nations that the kremlin classifies as third-rate are those that “need” the war the most

All citizens of the russian federation are equal, but some are a little more equal. It is no secret that most servicemen of the russian armed forces are young, healthy guys from remote regions – the third class according to methodology of the famous kremlin propagandist Timofey Sergeyev. This “methodology” is discussed by the Telegram channel nofake.

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