Youth Movement

Over 100,000 members

Komisar

Masha Kisletziner woman

Vasily Yakemenko b. 1971
served in military, studied at Moscow State Social University
financial director for construction companies
founded “walking together” movement in May 2000
claims to have had over 50,000 members
pro-Putin
patronized by Vladislav Surkov
the group was rebranded in 2005 after a member was found involved in illegal pornography distribution.
became Nashi leader in 2005

NTV bans negative stories about Nashi

Another group, the Rosmolodyozh (Federal Youth Agency)

Founded April 15, 2005
Vasily Yakemenko founded the group

Nashi members may have been behind the May 2007 DDoS attack on Estonia

Camp Seliger
recruiting camps
military style training

Like the Hitler Youth, the Brownshirts, the Soviet Komsomol
branded Putinjugend

Young Guard of United Russia

Profiled by Peter Oborne and James Jones in a Channel 4 series Unreported World

Anna Bukovskaya, Nashi activist in St. Petersburg

Dmitry Golubyatnikov, “senior Nashi official”

“head of Nashi” – Masha Kislitsnya-commissar[i] and reports to Vasily Yakemenko
daughter of a single mother, born approximately 1983
Nashi Commissar “Nikita Boronikov”

Created “Smart Russia”

Headquartered in townhouse in central Moscow
Peter Oborne claimed at one of the meetings a member said, “Kill all niggers. What’s that in English?”[ii]

Oksana Mitropanova, “I worship Putin. He is a wonderful man, a splendid man, the most worthy politician. I am a fanatic! When he is behind the wheel Russia will be strong. Forward Russia!”.[iii]

Victoria Mozheinika, “he knows Russia’s problems and how to solve them. You can’t be afraid with him in charge”

Black Wind, White Snow 145,147,271-280,282,288,291,293,312

Eurasian Youth Union

Jordan

Jobbik Youth Division

[i] Peter Oborne, James Jones, Telegraph, “Unreported world:Vlad’s Army-Putin’s brave new world”, October 29, 2011, https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/8852735/Unreported-World-Vlads-Army-Putins-brave-new-world.html

[ii] Peter Oborne, James Jones, Telegraph, “Unreported world:Vlad’s Army-Putin’s brave new world”, October 29, 2011, https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/8852735/Unreported-World-Vlads-Army-Putins-brave-new-world.html

[iii] Peter Oborne, James Jones, Telegraph, “Unreported world:Vlad’s Army-Putin’s brave new world”, October 29, 2011, https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/8852735/Unreported-World-Vlads-Army-Putins-brave-new-world.html