Young Guard of United Russia

Young Guard of United Russia

Молодая гвардия Единой России
Young Guard of United Russia Молодая гвардия Единой России
Abbreviation	MGER
Leader	Anton Demidov
Founded	15 November 2005
Preceded by	Young Unity
Headquarters	129110, Moscow, Pereyaslavsky lane, 4.
Ideology	Youth parliamentarism; Putinism; Russian conservatism
Political position	Big tent
National affiliation	United Russia
Colours	White, Blue, Red (Russian national colors)
Anthem	Patriots of the New Age
Party flag
Website
	mger.ru
	Politics of Russia; Political parties; Elections;

The Young Guard of United Russia (Russian: Молодая гвардия Единой России, romanized: Molodaya gvardiya Yedinoy Rossii; MGER) 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-Putin youth direct action group, the Young Guard claims to have 85 regional branches across Russia from Kaliningrad to Vladivostok in the far east.^[2]

The Young Guard was founded to unite Russian youth, to engage young people into social-political life of Russia.^{[neutrality is disputed]} The organization develops projects in many categories, 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 organization has 160,000 members. The co-presidents of its coordinating council are Alena Arshinova and Timur Prokopenko.

In late December 2010 convicted spy Anna Chapman was appointed to the public council of the organization.^[3]^[4]

References[edit]

^ Антон Демидов избран Председателем Координационного совета Молодой Гвардии Единой России
^ Molodaya gvardiya.Retrieved 2 August 2007.
^ Russia spy Anna Chapman given pro-Kremlin youth role, BBC News (22 December 2010)
^ Baker, Peter; Weiser, Benjamin (8 July 2010). "Russian Spy Suspects Plead Guilty as Part of a Swap". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 October 2019.

External links[edit]

Molodaya gvardiya website (in Russian)

[1] Антон Демидов избран Председателем Координационного совета Молодой Гвардии Единой России

[2] Molodaya gvardiya.Retrieved 2 August 2007.

[3] Russia spy Anna Chapman given pro-Kremlin youth role, BBC News (22 December 2010)

[4] Baker, Peter; Weiser, Benjamin (8 July 2010). "Russian Spy Suspects Plead Guilty as Part of a Swap". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 October 2019.

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