Do not buy Russian goods!

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Do not buy Russian goods!
Не купуй російське!
Formation14 August 2013 (2013-08-14)
2 March 2014 (2014-03-02)
FounderVidsich
TypeCivic campaign
Location
SubsidiariesBoycott Russian Films
Websitevidsich.info

"Do not buy Russian goods!" (

Crimean crisis and the Russo-Ukrainian War
.

Causes

Activists urging boycott on 22 August 2013 in response to Russia's blockade of Ukrainian goods
Main articles:
Export blockade of Ukraine by Russia, and Russia–Ukraine gas disputes

The campaign began as a response to a series of

exporters as companies "at risk", resulting in a blockade of Ukrainian products imported to Russia.[2] A backup developed at customs involving hundreds of truckloads and railcars of Ukrainian goods.[3]

Boycotts

Flash mob in a Kyiv supermarket on 15 March 2014
Activists display a banner urging a boycott of Russian gasoline on 29 May 2014.
Putin khuilo!") in Brovary
. 22 June 2014

In Ukraine

On 22 August 2013, activists held a protest near the

Presidential Administration of Ukraine.[4][5][6] The campaign continued with a mass distribution of leaflets, posters and stickers in more than 45 cities and towns in Ukraine.[7][8] Caricatures of Russian Matryoshka dolls have been used in the campaign.[9] The campaign began to decline with the beginning of Euromaidan
.

On 2 March 2014, activists used

Russian military intervention in Ukraine.[11][12]

In March 2014, activists began organizing

gas stations,[16][17][18][19] banks,[20] and concerts.[21] In April 2014, some movie theaters in Kyiv, Lviv, and Odesa stopped showing Russian films.[22]

By April 2014, some Russian manufacturers changed their

barcodes from Russian to Ukrainian.[23] Titled Boycott Invaders, an Android app was developed to identify products from Russia, including those disguising their origin.[9][10][24]

In the summer of 2014, activists in Kyiv began organizing more flash mobs[25] and other demonstrations[26] in Russian restaurants and coffeehouses.

Towards the end of August 2014, activists started a campaign called "Boycott Russian Films" against Russian movies and serials on Ukrainian media space.[27][28]

Andriy Dlihach, CEO of the "Advanter Group", urged consumers not to boycott Russian products, but to concentrate on buying Ukrainian goods instead.[29]

On August 19, 2015, activists of the "Vidsich" movement threatened to launch a campaign to boycott Nestlé during a rally near the corporation's office in Kyiv. A discrimination case against a Ukrainian-speaking journalist who was not hired because of language requirements sparked the campaign.[30][31] Activists also criticized that Nestlé still sold products manufactured by Russia in Ukraine.[32] In September, flash mobs called "Russian Kills!" took place in Kyiv against these products.[33]

International spread

See also:
2022 boycott of Russia and Belarus

Beginning in March 2014, the boycott spread to Poland and Lithuania.[34]

Following the

2022 invasion of Ukraine, all major Danish supermarkets stopped selling Russian goods.[35] In the United States, the states of New Hampshire and Ohio, where state governments control liquor sales, announced that they would remove Russian-made vodka from sale. Similar measures were also called for in Virginia. The Canadian province of Ontario also ordered Russian-made products removed from its Liquor Control Board of Ontario stores, with similar measures enacted in Manitoba and Newfoundland and Labrador.[36]

Banking

The US Department of State added many Russian banks to its sanction list on February 24, 2023 in response to its aggression toward Ukraine.[37] SWIFT, a key messaging tool for financial trading has disconnected Russia from its services as well.[38] Sanctions have caused Russians to rely on their currency and experience long lines at ATM machines. No runs on banks have been reported. Those who rely on international travel have experienced inconvenience over the sanctions. Russian issued credit cards by Visa and Mastercard do not work. They rely on Mir.[38]

Results

Sales of Russian goods in Ukraine decreased by 35–50% in the spring of 2014.[39][40] In May 2014, Ukrainian supermarkets began to abandon the procurement of Russian goods. Delivery of goods from Russia fell by a third.[41]

In April 2014, it was reported that producers from Russian Federation are changing Russian barcodes with barcodes of other countries.[42] Moreover, there are revealed facts of illegal masking of Russian products in some Ukrainian supermarkets.[43][44][45]

From January to May 2014, according to

Standard & Poor's ratings, banks with Russian capital in Ukraine lost more than 50% of deposits.[46]

According to comparison test of Russian

Nielsen), total ratings dropped by a third.[47]

As of mid of May 2014, it is known that Ukrainian supermarkets have started to massively abandon purchases of Russian goods. Supply amounts from Russian Federation decreased by a third.[48]

Public opinion

According to "

TSN, in September 2014, 50% of Ukrainians had joined the boycott.[51]

Criticism

The boycott was not supported by Ukrainian retail offices of "

Metro Cash and Carry". The companies explained that this was due to their apolitical vision.[52]

Ukrainian and Russian-speaking blogger Danylo Vakhovskyi said that he consciously uses Russian internet services and will continue to do so, because it is a way to support "the creation of a favorable environment for entrepreneurship" in Russia. Vakhovskyi admitted that such usage was "not patriotic", but still considered his support of entrepreneurs as providing opportunities to change the world for the better.[53]

See also

References

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  2. ^ Danilova, Maria (15 August 2013). "Russia accused of trade war against Ukraine". Associated Press.
  3. Hromadske.TV (in Ukrainian). 15 August 2013. Archived from the original
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  4. Radio Liberty
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  6. Ukrayinska Pravda
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  7. Podrobnosti. Inter
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  10. ^ a b Hryshko, Lilia (4 April 2014). "Бойкот окупантів": Як українці ігнорують російські товари [Boycott of occupiers: How Ukrainians are snubbing Russian goods]. Deutsche Welle (in Ukrainian).
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  12. 1+1
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  14. ^ "Сьогодні у Чернівцях російські товари "вбивали" активістів – флешмоб у "Сільпо" та на заправці "Лукойл" (photo)" [Flash mob]. chv.tv (in Ukrainian). 10 April 2014.
  15. ^ У Сумах також оголосили бойкот російським товарам [Boycott of Russian goods announced in Sumy]. Lviv Gazeta (in Ukrainian). 23 March 2014.
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  17. Radio Liberty
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  18. ^ Українці починають бойкотувати російські АЗС [Ukrainians begin to boycott Russian gas]. The Ukrainian Week (in Ukrainian). 25 April 2014.
  19. ^ Место убийства - российская АЗС [Russian gas]. ПІК (in Russian). 16 May 2014. Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  20. ^ У Києві біля офісів російських банків українців закликають "не платити окупантам" [Campaign in Kyiv: "Don't pay occupiers"]. The Ukrainian Week (in Ukrainian). 24 April 2014.
  21. ^ Українці оголосили російським артистам бойкот [Ukrainians announce boycott of Russian artists]. ТСН. 1+1 (in Ukrainian). 3 June 2014.
  22. ^ Некоторые кинотеатры Киева, Львова и Одессы объявили бойкот российской кинопродукции (in Russian). ЦензорНЕТ. 11 April 2014
  23. ^ Російська окупація українських товарів: як кокошник відрізнити від дівочого вінка (відео) [Russian occupation of Ukrainian goods]. Fakty. ICTV (in Ukrainian). 9 April 2014.
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  25. ^ «Российское убивает»: в Киеве в российских кафе и ресторанах люди падают «замертво». ФОТОрепортаж (in Russian). ЦензорНЕТ. 25 July 2014
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  33. Відсіч
    . 10.09.2015
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  36. ISSN 0362-4331
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  41. ^ Бойкот российских товаров дал результат: поставки РФ упали на треть [Boycott of Russian goods has had an effect: Imports from Russia fall by a third]. facenews.ua (in Russian). 14 May 2014.
  42. ^ Російська окупація українських товарів: як кокошник відрізнити від дівочого вінка (відео) Archived 30 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine (in Ukrainian). Fakty. ICTV. 9 April 2014
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  44. 1+1
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  49. Ukrayinska Pravda
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  51. 1+1
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  52. ^ «Ашан» та «Метро» не підтримали бойкот російських товарів (in Ukrainian). zaxid.net. 24 April 2014
  53. ^ Почему я не поддерживаю бойкот российских товаров и сервисов (in Russian). ain. 12 March 2014

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