Thursday, May 28, 2015

“Immortal regiment” breaks through the cordon – BBC

Coordinators “Immortal Regiment” wrote a letter to Vladimir Putin to prevent bureaucratization initiative. Corresponding attempts are members of regional public chambers and representatives of the ONF, he told “Gazeta.ru” Chairman “Immortal regiment” Sergei Lapenkov. Putin warned against the bureaucratisation of the initiative immediately after the May 9, and that such information has been communicated to all the heads of the regions, says a source in the Kremlin.

Representatives of inter-regional historical-patriotic movement “Immortal Regiment” on Thursday sent a letter to the public reception of Vladimir Putin. Under the letter, which requested to prevent bureaucratization initiative, signed by 232 people representing various regions of the regiment. By the authors of the letter head of state referred to as the “son of a soldier,” “a man who May 9, 2015 said the important words that the” Immortal regiment “- came from the bottom story of the personal memory of the people.”

«Building company” continue to create regional offices, growing inside the regiment bureaucracy, living at public expense, we will not. Our goal has always been different – to make “Immortal regiment” folk tradition. A tradition if she really alive, does not fit well with the indicators, plans and statements, “- says the letter.

As told to “Gazeta.ru” Chairman “Immortal regiment” Sergei Lapenkov, the reason for the appeal to Putin began to arrive from the coordinators in the regions of the information that it began to come to the representatives of the regional public chambers, ONF and the volunteer Corps “volunteers-70″, which was created to assist in the organization of events dedicated to the anniversary of the Victory, “Rospatriottsentrom” – the structure, jurisdiction Rosmolodezh.

In particular, according to Lapenkova someone proposes to continue to engage in the regiment, but “salaried”, with a record in the workbook, under the tutelage of the respective organizations.

«From this may arise some obligations that will transform our social initiative in a formal organization” – worried Lapenkov.

A number of representatives of the “Immortal regiment ‘visitors reported coordinator of the Congress, to be held in the Smolensk region, and offered to become co-founders of a new legal entity of the same name.

In particular, the coordinator of the “Immortal regiment” in Penza, deputy chief editor of “Information Center” Penza truth “Olga Bakunova told” Gazeta.ru “that about a week ago, the editors came to” a man “who introduced Oleg Shibaeva, and proposed the creation of a legal entity “Immortal regiment”, which should be three co-founder. “One of the co-founders of Shibaev proposed to be either me or our chief editor. Shibaev himself, he said, would be the coordinator, “- said Bakunova” Gazeta.ru “.

Also, she said, it was harvested from the guest profile, which he offered to fill to 31 May-1 June to take part in the congress coordinator “Immortal regiment” in the Smolensk region.

«In all of our questions, where it came from, Shibaev only vaguely replied that the initiative comes from the top. That is, there’s some people who want to cling to the “Immortal regiment”, which we are engaged for three years “- sums up Bakunova. Shibaev, the journalist says, “we were told that nothing similar will not take part”: “At the parted».

The very Shibaev to which “Times” asked for comment He said: “I think the initiative” Immortal regiment “is very important and requires support at all levels, without exception. The movement should cover all localities of the Penza region, and with this proposal, I went to the highest level. ” To the question “Gazety.Ru” what kind of “higher level” meant, and on whose behalf he acted Shibaev refused to answer: “Ask those with whom you spoke. I voiced my position. ”

As learned “Times”, Oleg Shibaev is a member of the Penza regional headquarters ONF – about this we were told at the headquarters. Until recently, the regional executive committee headed Shibaev front.

At the headquarters of “war veterans”, “Gazeta.ru” explained that the coordinators’ Immortal regiment “Shibaev came” as a representative of the Popular Front “:” He delegated the authority to engage in the regiment. ”

What kind of authority, the source “Gazety.Ru” found it difficult to answer: “It is known only Shibaev and federal leadership of ONF, which oversees the issue.”

Another regional coordinator of the “Immortal Regiment” on condition of anonymity, told “Gazeta.ru”, that last week he called the man who helped to organize the event in the region, May 9th. The caller, according to the interlocutor “Gazety.Ru”, was a volunteer corps “Volunteers-70.”

Coordinator “Immortal Regiment,” he said, because of “Rospatriottsentra” received an order to send three people to participate in a certain convention in Vyazma Smolensk region. The congress was planned to discuss the preparation of the stock shelf Victory Day in 2016.

«I was indignant, and in response to my friend asked,” What can I do if the order is received? “- says our interlocutor. However, he said, Congress seems to have been abolished: “No one there was not sent because there was no clear objectives or programs.”

The source stressed that “the Immortal regiment” is open to all comers, and Basically no one is against state aid, any scheme can be found: “But it is necessary to project the people left! Let them do everything openly, turning to the organizers, and now it is done behind their backs. ”

The Coordinator “Immortal regiment” in St. Petersburg Grigory Kunis shared with “Gazetoy.Ru” “strange story” that occurred even before May 9th. According to him, representatives of the regiment called the local headquarters of the Popular Front and asked for help in organizing the event on the Day of Victory, “There were quite adequate people, who once said that will not sell themselves, and that it would be” A People’s History. ” According Kunis, and it has turned: in particular, has helped ONF marchers capes.

But shortly before the campaign “war veterans” Kunis said that the leadership required of them to appoint a coordinator processions, for which he can not act Kunis, because “it has to be someone from the Popular Front”: “They have assured it is a mere formality. I do not even know who they are assigned. Was this person in the end, I do not know. ”

The press service of the St. Petersburg headquarters ONF presence of a coordinator of the “Immortal regiment” deny: “We have, as in most regions, its” Immortal regiment. ” Its coordinates Gregory Kunis. What could – a little help. ”

The stories told by the coordinators of the regiment, not isolated, the chairman of the organization Sergey Lapenkov. It is concerned that there may be created a new organization of the same name, and then the “real” shelf will simply refuse to hold the shares.

Meanwhile, representatives of the organizations of which representatives of the “Immortal regiment” accused of trying its bureaucracy, claim that the accusations are inappropriate: “We discussed the fact that we supported in the region of those who have engaged in” Immortal regiment. ” And no other organization to create not planned. It may be some personal initiative (in the field), “- said” Gazeta.ru “the Secretary of the Public Chamber, the co-chairman Alexander Brechalov ONF. According to him, activists ONF may become in the future to organize the action “Immortal regiment” in the regions where the organization is not represented, “But here we must not play too long. People’s Movement. ”

It is not known Brechalovu and to plan the congress in the Smolensk region, as well as proposals “put” representatives “of the Immortal regiment” “salary”, “No ONF or the Public Chamber did not offer this. The first time I hear about salaries. Look for 500 thousand. People who came to Moscow on Red Square (9 May)! What kind of bureaucracy can be a speech? »

reject all claims and the head of” Rospatriottsentra “Xenia Razuvaeva: No relation to the Congress in the Smolensk region, her organization has no Razuvaeva said” Gazeta.ru “.

In turn, a source in the Kremlin told the publication that after May 9 Vladimir Putin warned against bureaucratization “Immortal regiment”: “Appropriate caution came immediately after the holidays and was brought to the all the heads of the regions. ” According to the source, a warning was required due to the fact that “a number of regional elites tried to take the initiative” Immortal regiment “under control».

The interlocutor in the Kremlin stressed that the cases told “Gazeta .Ru »representatives of the organization, if they really were, apparently, are the very” local initiative “, which warned against Putin.

«Immortal regiment” was created in Tomsk in 2012. There has passed the first march of the regiment. Traditionally, participants of the action are the same column and carry banners with photographic portraits of relatives who took part in the Great Patriotic War. In 2015, “Immortal regiment” took to the streets of Moscow and Red Square. According to police, in the procession attended by more than 500 thousand. Man. Among them was Vladimir Putin.

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