Russian-speaking Ukrainian Nationalists

Russian-speaking Ukrainian Nationalists (RUN) (Ukrainian: Російськомовні українські націоналісти (РУН)) is a Ukrainian political party founded in November 2014.[1] The party is a platform for Russians in Ukraine who are Ukrainian patriots and supporters of Ukrainian independence.[2] It has a territorial nationalistic worldview.[1][3]

History

The party is the offspring of a social movement that appeared in the form of groups in social networks and became an NGO in the summer of 2013.[4][3]

The party aims to take part in the 2015 Ukrainian local elections.[1]

Ideology and stances

One of the party's goals is to change the Ukrainian educational system so that children will learn "Russian-Ukrainian" instead of the Russian language since the party believes the latter one was "historically imposed".[4] The party (then NGO) has handed out pamphlets "to debunk the Soviet myths" about the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (in the summer of 2013).[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 (Ukrainian) The meeting of political party "Russian-speaking Ukrainian nationalists.", Korrespondent.net (3 November 2014)
  2. ↑ (Ukrainian) A new movement in Ukraine, "Russian-speaking Ukrainian nationalists", Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (19 April 2013)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 (Ukrainian) In Ukraine, the growing movement of Russian Banderavyets, Gazeta.ua (July 15, 2013)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 (Ukrainian) New Ukrainian nationalists - Russian speaking, bigmir (19 April 2014)

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