Vanguard of Red Youth

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Vanguard of Red Youth
Авангард красной молодёжи
National affiliationLabour Russia (1999–2004)
Left Front (2008–)
Colours  Red
Slogan"Our Motherland is the USSR!"
(Russian: "«Наша Родина — СССР!")
"Socialism or death!"
(Russian: "Социализм или смерть!")
"The future belongs to communism!"
(Russian: "Будущее за коммунизмом!")
Party flag
Website
akm1917.su

The Vanguard of Red Youth (AKM;

Marxism-Leninism and it forms part of the Left Front, an all alliance of far-left parties. The unofficial leader of the AKM is Sergei Udaltsov (Сергей Удальцов), who has been arrested several times for protesting against Vladimir Putin's regime.[1]

The name of the organization is the backronym of AKM, a model of the well-known Kalashnikov assault rifle family. Its organizational structure uses military terminology: battalion, brigade. Most cities will house an "отделение" or squad of AKM, with several squads forming a battalion. Currently battalions exist in Moscow and St. Petersburg.

The group entered on to the

civil unrest in France.[2]

In the article,

Black Bloc
... surrounded by the police and strictly controlled."

Kagarlitsky quotes a young AKM radical as shouting: "We will turn Moscow into

vanguard party
.

On 3 March 2007, the AKM took part in the

Saint Petersburg March of the Discontented
, one of the biggest demonstrations of the opposition in recent years. It has also organized dozens of smaller rallies, and has participated in many protests including violent clashes with the police.

In October 2008, the AKM joined the Left Front.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Russian Police detain activist Sergei Udaltsov", demotix (22/07/2010)
  2. ^ Kagarlitsky, Boris (20 November 2005). "A Return of the Proletariat". Zspace. Retrieved 28 August 2011.

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