SRZP founded the movement “We are Russians”

The founding congress of the social movement “We are Russians” was held in Moscow. Its most notable founders were the leader of A Just Russia – For Truth (SRZP) Sergei Mironov and his party members, who emphasized, however, that the initiative to create the organization came from below. Participants in the congress assured that the movement, despite its ethnocentric name, was alien to nationalism (in the usual sense of the term). Its ideological basis is the multinational unity of the Russian people, along with its civilizational mission and pride in its history.

The founding congress of the new public organization “We are Russians” took place in the building of the Geological Museum on Mokhovaya. And although one of the founders and, in general, the organizer of the event was the leader of the SRZP Sergei Mironov, and a dozen of his fellow party members were present in the hall, he himself emphasized in his welcoming speech that the movement is “created from below.”

According to Mr. Mironov, the organization is designed to “unite all Russian-minded people in defending their identity and the interests of our country.”

The movement will play a “noticeable role” in countering “Russophobic propaganda”, will engage in humanitarian assistance to participants in the special military operation (SVO) and new territories, practical support for compatriots abroad, and will also play “not the least role in the development of state ideology, which is high time to formulate and accept “, the politician calculates.

The name of the organization defines “not just a nation,” but “our entire multinational civilization,” Sergei Mironov pointed out: “Among the founders are representatives of the most diverse nationalities and peoples of our country, because Russians are, as the president says, more than a nationality.” Later, the Socialist-Revolutionary once again emphasized that those observers who, on the eve of the conference, “talked about nationalism” were mistaken. “No, this is just the opposite, we are all united in multinational Russia!” – he assured.

Following Mr. Mironov, the emphasis on interethnic unity has been emphasized more than once by both Right Russia members and non-party participants of the congress.

“We are united by this Russianness – this is a capacious, diverse phenomenon that must be preserved, protected and promoted in all directions,” reasoned, for example, State Duma deputy Anatoly Aksakov. “We, the Russians, have always had such a universal mission—to unite all other nationalities on the basis of major projects, which is why we have existed for more than a thousand years and will continue to exist,” pointed out political scientist Igor Skurlatov.

Another red line running through the speeches of the delegates was the theme of the confrontation of the Russian world (and therefore the newly created organization) with phenomena and trends alien to it. In this context, speakers primarily emphasized the importance of the CBO. Thus, according to State Duma deputy Yana Lantratova, the “four Russias” – the warring, the deep, the capital and the one who left – should eventually degenerate into a single one – “Victory Russia”.

The challenges, however, are not limited to the Ukrainian crisis.

According to the same Mrs. Lantratova, “We are Russians” can and should unite “common forces” in the cause of protection “from juvenile justice, propaganda of sexual perversion, oppression of adherence to traditional religious views,” as well as the fight against destructive ideology and extremism.

Other participants added to this list Russophobia, attempts to cancel Russian culture, and even corruption, coupled with social and economic inequality. “If you allow me, I will always talk about what is happening in the country called Zamkadye!” — journalist Irina Samoshkina fervently asked her newfound comrades, focusing on the everyday problems of the regions, such as extortions in schools.

The third leitmotif, along with struggle and unity, predictably became pride. Reasons for it were found everywhere and literally in everything – in history, culture, everyday life, traditions, language, economics, even cuisine. Suvorov’s “We are Russians – what a delight!” was heard from the podium more than once or twice, and the official part was summed up by the founder and leader of the movement, communications specialist Svetlana Kuznetsova.

With that delight, those gathered voted to accept the memorandum, which, according to the drafters, explained the nature of the name of the movement. “We are uniting to show the whole world: we were, we will be, we are Russian,” the document read. No less emotional, but still somehow more humane, the meaning of what was happening at the very end was clarified by one of the founders, Victoria Samoilova: “Let the whole world know that we exist, that we are Russian, that we are the largest country in the world, the strongest, We will still defeat everyone, and everyone will still admire us, greet us, love, adore and honor us.”

Grigory Leiba