Sotsialisticheskoye Soprotivleniye

Sotsialisticheskoye Soprotivleniye (Socialist Resistance) is the Russian section of the Committee for a Workers' International. The organisation publishes an all CIS paper, Left Vanguard with the CWI sections in the CIS and its largest branches are in Moscow, Saratov and Voronezh. [ [http://www.socialistworld.net/area/cis.html The CWI in the CIS] - Retrieved 21/08/07]

LGBT Rights Campaigning

Sotsialisticheskoye Soprotivleniye members have been at the forefront of LGBT rights camapigns in Russia. In 2002, member and gay rights activist Sergei Kozlovskii was sued by Tamara Dadianova for the huge sum of 50,000 rubles in a court in Yaroslavl, after he had spoken of how she and her friends had verbally abused him over his sexuality and tried to force him out of a poetry venue. [ [http://www.socialistworld.net/eng/2002/09/28russia.html Show trial in Yaroslavl] - Retrieved 21/08/07] [ [http://www.socialistworld.net/eng/2002/09/24russia.html Socialist and gay rights activist faces political repression and huge legal fine] - Retrieved 21/08/07]

Members have also participated in Moscow pride activities, arguing for radical campaigning to fight for LGBT rights. They organised a picket outside the Mayor of Moscow's office after the 2006 pride march was banned. [ [http://www.socialistworld.net/eng/2006/07/01russia.html Police and fascists attack Moscow Pride] - Retrieved 21/08/07] They also attempted to take part in the 2007 event which was similarly banned, which was widely reported after the arrest of British activist Peter Tatchell and German parliamentarian Volker Beck. [ [http://www.socialistworld.net/eng/2007/06/02russia.html http://www.socialistworld.net/eng/2007/06/02russia.html] - Retrieved 21/08/07]

References

External links

[http://socialism.ru Official Website]