Young Guard (21st century)
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The Young Guard is the youth wing of the United Russia
party. Founded in 2005, it uses the name of the famous Young Guard
, a World War II underground organization. A largely pro-Kremlin youth direct action group. The Young Guard claims to have 83 regional branches across Russia from the country's Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad oblast to Vladivostok on the Pacific.
The Young Guard was founded to unite Russian youth, to engage young people into social-political life of Russia. The organisation develops tens of projects, e.g. "Volunteering", "Youth Electoral Campaigning", "Healthy Nation", "Accessible Environment", "Innovator", "Street Energy", 'My History', 'My Territory', "Youth Parliamentarianism", "Youth Federal Assembly","Senses Factory", etc.
The organisation counts 160 000 of members over the state. The co-presidents of its coordinating council are Alena Arshinova
and Timur Prokopenko.
Late December 2010 suspected spy Anna Chapman
was appointed to the public council of the organization.
United Russia
United Russia is a centrist political party in Russia and the largest party in the country, currently holding 315 of the 450 seats in the State Duma. The party was founded in December 2001, through a merger of the Unity and Fatherland-All Russia parties...
party. Founded in 2005, it uses the name of the famous Young Guard
Young Guard (Soviet resistance)
The Young Guard was an underground anti-fascist Komsomol organization, in the German-occupied Soviet city of Krasnodon . They were active during the Great Patriotic War until January 1943. They carried out several acts of sabotage and protest before being betrayed to the Germans...
, a World War II underground organization. A largely pro-Kremlin youth direct action group. The Young Guard claims to have 83 regional branches across Russia from the country's Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad oblast to Vladivostok on the Pacific.
The Young Guard was founded to unite Russian youth, to engage young people into social-political life of Russia. The organisation develops tens of projects, e.g. "Volunteering", "Youth Electoral Campaigning", "Healthy Nation", "Accessible Environment", "Innovator", "Street Energy", 'My History', 'My Territory', "Youth Parliamentarianism", "Youth Federal Assembly","Senses Factory", etc.
The organisation counts 160 000 of members over the state. The co-presidents of its coordinating council are Alena Arshinova
Alena Arshinova
Alena Arshinova , born March 3, 1985 in Dresden in East Germany, is a politician, model, and sociologist.Arshinova holds dual citizenship of Russia and the internationally unrecognised republic of Transnistria. From 2002 to 2007 she studied sociology at the state university of Transnistria, the T.G...
and Timur Prokopenko.
Late December 2010 suspected spy Anna Chapman
Anna Chapman
Anna Vasil’yevna Chapman is a Russian national, who was living in New York, United States when she was arrested along with nine others on 27 June 2010, on suspicion of working for the Illegals Program spy ring under the Russian Federation's external intelligence agency, the SVR...
was appointed to the public council of the organization.