Eduard Limonov, who is one of organisers of rallies for the freedom of assemblies (Strategy-31), says in his article that the main lesson of the Kuzbass events is that people follow those leaders, who are made of flesh and blod and who are brave. The protest of Kuzbass miners has failed because it was led by an anonymous organisation. Unlike "The ( Read more... )

A feast in time of plague. Even though 24 miners are still not rescued, the administration of the Kemerovo region has arranged sports events and other festivities on central squares, where miners have planed to hold protest meetings today.22 мая практически во всех городах Кузбасса администрациями городов объявлены различные увеселительные ( Read more... )

A section about the Union of Kuzbass Residents, which I have written for Wikipedia.

Написал в статье Взрывы на шахте «Распадская» 8-9 мая 2010 года раздел о "Союзе жителей Кузбасса ( Read more... )

Yesterday a meeting of solidarity with Kuzbass miners took place in Moscow, near the building of the presidential administration. Among the participants were leaders of the Left Front Sergey Udaltsov and Konstantin Kosyakin, as well as the head of the Moscow Helsinki Group Ludmila Alexeyeva. The participants signed a petition to Medvedev and passed ( Read more... )

The Union of Kuzbass Residents has issued a new statement, in which it thanks the organisations, which have supported Kuzbass miners (Communist Party, Solidarity, Helsinki Group, Yabloko, Dymovsky's movement, Left Front and others) and asks them to make leaflets, send representatives and journalists to Kuzbass, as well as organise meetings of ( Read more... )

A new movement The Union of Kuznetsk Basin Residents has issued an appeal to the President, the people of Russia and to those who live in the Kuznetsk Basin (Kuzbass), where a large coal mine exploded on 9 May causing death of at least 66 workers. The authors make five demands: release the detained in the town of Mezhdurechensk, increase miners' ( Read more... )

Today in Mezhdurechensk (Kemerovo region), where the exploded coal mine is located, residents have blocked the railway and clashed with the riot police. Before they held a protest meeting at the central square (video), where miners spoke about their low salaries (about 1000 dollars per month gross). As a result of the explosion 66 people have been ( Read more... )