Month: March 2023

I think readers have already noticed the change in the tone of propaganda talk shows on central TV channels. However, in order to record such metamorphoses, viewers need to use their analytical skills at least to a minimum. After all, the change of tone has to be camouflaged to prevent suspicion of defeatism creeping in. So that the transition from brave zeal (“to defeat Ukraine in two days” by M. Simonyan, “blink an eye – and Ukraine will surrender” by V. Solovyov) to almost dramatic seriousness and pseudo-analysis of the military situation would be unnoticed.  In the course of the case, the Russian media is conducting a synchronous replacement of outdated versions of the development of military events, inventing new, more sophisticated versions. 

And there was no attempt to burn it. Although it’s not just a ploy of single-celled racists, it’s a symbol. A symbol of the occupation regime, which is also part of the overall propaganda background.

A dozen male checkers broke into her apartment at 7 a.m., entered her bedroom, took away her phone so she could not call her lawyer or her friends, and searched her. All because a blogger selling Muslim clothing posted an anti-war post on her Instagram with 80,000 followers.

The Muslim girl, despite all her requests to be allowed to at least dress, was taken to the Kazan FSB investigator, who threatened her with an article for propaganda of terrorism and said that she would face from 3 to 6 years in prison.

This is how the Russkomir treats Muslim women, about whom Minnikhanov stated that “Islam is an integral part of Russian civilization.”

Under Putin’s rule, not only the languages, which were already on the verge of extinction, but also the languages of the peoples whose names the respective republics are named, began to disappear. Could this be due to the defeat of national education in these republics since Putin’s submission in 2017, when the study of local state languages of these republics was removed from the compulsory curricula of their state schools? Columnist of “Idel.Realia” Harun Sidorov

“Yes I read sometimes, I laugh. The most idiotic Russian-language channel about the Volga region. Doomed to failure idea with Idel-Ural. Success to these guerrillas and 2,400 of their followers,” – wrote one of the admins of Telegram-channel “Angry Chuvashia”. The contempt of the administration of “Zerdita Chuvashia” is caused by the fact that they do not advocate the dissolution of the Russian Federation and independence, like “Free Idel-Ural”, but for a “new” version of the federation, which, as it were, should be organized “differently” than the current non-empire. And one of the administrators of “Serdiya Chuvashia” Semyon Kochkin was prosecuted for discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

In the villages of Mari El, there is a shortage of teachers of mathematics, foreign languages, and primary grades, reports the Kremlin media. Although if these subjects are made optional in school, the shortage of teachers  will immediately disappear.

He is accused of discrediting the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation. He himself and the entire administration of “Angry Chuvashia” declare that it is still safe to read their channel. Perhaps so, but there is one problem. “Angry Chuvashia” does not stand for the disintegration of the Russian Federation and independence, like “Free Idel-Ural”, but for a “new” version of the federation, which seems to have to be arranged “differently” than the current half-empire. For such a position, our channel is despised among local moderators (on the screenshot, there are words of one of the “Angry Chuvashia” moderators).

In the numerous statements of the “good Russians” in the media, the author hears an alarming note. They look too easily ahead into the hypothetical post-war period. And they discuss easily the model of the country’s post-war structure, where the modified “russian peace” is still given the predominant place. “…and then the Ukrainians will understand and forgive the Russian people; the renewed Russian people will again be able to be friends with Ukrainians, in fact, we are brother nations; Moscow will offer all indigenous peoples the opportunity to join the new free federation.” In short, the touching confidence of Galustyanov`s Bearded man sounds in these words, “To understand and forgive! After all, not all Russians supported the war!” And then they will graciously provide an opportunity for people from the national minority to once again put the boot of the enlightened Moscow master on their head. And when they present a tough argument to these “good people” – we will be able to perceive you without fear and hatred only after, using Putin’s words, the “disbanding” of Russia, its demilitarization, denuclearization, payment of reparations, trials of war criminals… Here the Russian liberals begin to frighten the whole world with inevitable chaos in the vastness of the country, loss of control over the situation with infernal consequences for the whole world in the case of choosing such a path.

It is clear that the conscious Tatars are now facing a difficult choice, and they are afraid to start the fight because of the possible loss. But you have to start with something until it’s too late. Somehow to demonstrate that there are disagreements, that the people understand the wrongness of the path chosen by Moscow. After all, the Tatars are already suffering unprecedented losses today, the number of people killed in the unnecessary war is measured in thousands. In any way, the power must realize that Tatar patriots  do not agree to obediently become cannon fodder. In contrast, the Tatar people want to give birth and bring up children, and be the masters of their Republic.

On Saturday, March 25, activists of the League of Free Nations held a series of actions in support of political prisoners from the national republics of the Russian Federation. Pickets were held in a number of cities in the USA, Germany, Lithuania and Turkey.

Let’s take at least one sunken cruiser “Moscow” with its crew. This is a flagship cruiser designed specifically for combat with NATO aircraft carrier groups. And it was drowned with only two rockets of 40 million bucks each. But that’s not the point. Its value is about 750 million dollars, only the cruiser itself, without ammunition, without additional weapons and other rubbish.

On the night of 3 September 2022, Rustam Mamedov, 25, threw nine Molotov cocktails at the police station and, according to the police, attacked them with a knife in their hands when they tried to detain him.

We are publishing an article sent to us by Chovganon Donisi,  PhD (Historical Sciences), head of the Committee of the Moksha People Representatives  (in exile), director of the Anatoly Ryabov Center for Finno-Ugric Studies.

“Before the eyes of civilized Europe, the bloody ghosts of Karelians, Ingrians, Vepsians, Udmurts, Maris, Erzyans and Mokshans emerge from their graves. They roam the expanses of the continent up to the deserts of Afghanistan and Turkestan, exhausted by hunger, cold and red terror. And the only countries in the world where you can’t tell the truth or speak badly about the current rulers of Moscow are the Soviet Empire and Finland,  the citation from the speech of the people’s deputy from the “Patriotic People’s Movement” faction, Lutheran pastor and veteran of several wars against the Bolsheviks, Elias Simojoki in front of the Suomi Parliament in the spring of 1935.

In Kazan, Tatar activists recalled the day of the Tatar referendum, which took place 31 years ago on March 21, 1992. Activists of STM “Azatlyk” on the central Bauman street of the capital of Tatarstan held an action, during which 5000 thousand Tatar ribbons were distributed.

According to the leader of the Union of Tatar Youth “Azatlyk” Nail Nabiullin, today’s action the Tatar youth recalled the most important day in the history of the Tatar people – the day of the referendum on the status of Tatarstan in 1992.

A 36-year-old local was accused of throwing paint cans at the Z-swastika on the facade of the Izhkar Opera House. It was still on 24 February, but the police were unable to find the culprit for a long time.