New Russia Party

This article is about the political party. For the historical province, see Novorossiya. For the confederation, see Novorossiya (confederation).

New Russia Party
Партия Новороссия
LeaderPavel Gubarev
Ekaterina Gubareva[1]
Founded14 May 2014
HeadquartersDonetsk
IdeologyRussian nationalism
Direct democracy
Eurasianism
[2]
ColorsRed, White and Blue
Party flag

The New Russia Party (Russian: Партия Новороссия, romanized: Partiya Novorossiya), or Novorossiya Party, is a political party operating in Ukraine, and in particular regions of Ukraine annexed by Russia.[3][4][5][6] The organization was founded by pro-Russian separatists, under the leadership of Pavel Gubarev, on 14 May 2014.[7][8] The party is formally known as the Social-Political Movement "New Russia Party" (Russian: Общественно-политическое движение «Партия Новороссия»).[9] It is not registered with the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine.

The party was banned from participating in the 2014 Donbas general elections because they "were not able to hold a founding conference".[10] Members of the party took part in the election on the election lists of Free Donbas.[10]

Objectives

According to the party, their aim is "the withdrawal of all south-eastern Ukrainian lands from the jurisdiction of the Kyiv authorities based on the principle of direct democracy creating a new, truly fair, scientifically and technologically advanced state."[11]

History

See also: 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine

Founding

The New Russia Party was founded on 13 May 2014 in Donetsk, Ukraine.[12] Its creation was announced by Pavel Gubarev, then acting as "People's Governor" of Donetsk, who stated, "The new party will be led only by those people who in this difficult time showed themselves as true patriots of their Motherland and proved themselves as true fighters and defenders of their Fatherland."[12]

The first congress was attended by pro-Russian separatist officials of the Donetsk People's Republic, Donbas Militia. Notable figures were involved, including: Donetsk People's Republic leader Pavel Gubarev (former member of the Neo-Nazi Russian National Unity and Progressive Socialist Party of Ukraine), writer Alexander Prokhanov, fascist[13][14][15] political scientist and Eurasia Party leader Aleksandr Dugin, and Valery Korovin.[7] The congress announced the creation of a new self-declared confederate state called 'New Russia'. The state would, according to Dugin, have its capital city in Donetsk, Russian Orthodox Christianity as the state religion, and would nationalize major industries.[16] According to Gubarev the state would also include (the major cities currently not under control of separatists) Kharkiv, Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv and Zaporizhzhia.[17][18][19]

Donbas elections

Main article: 2014 Donbas general elections

On 2 November 2014, internationally unrecognized elections were held in the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics. The New Russia Party was refused registration in the DPR because it had not held a founding conference.[10] It subsequently stood candidates under the Free Donbas grouping, which received 31.6% of the vote.[10]

Ekaterina Gubareva was set to head the election list of Free Donbas party for the People's Soviet of the Donetsk People's Republic of 11 November 2018[20] but on 29 September 2018 she was excluded from this list after she was hold in custody by unknown people.[21] After this incident she left for Rostov-on-Don (in Russia).[21]

Sanctions

As part of the sanctions imposed during the Russo-Ukrainian War, the party was placed on US sanctions lists on 19 December 2014. The United States Department of the Treasury stated that the party, which had been "created to unite all supporters for the establishment of an independent federal state of Novorossiya and to withdraw all southeastern lands in Ukraine from the authority of Kyiv", was "designated because it has engaged in actions or policies that threaten the peace, security, stability, sovereignty, or territorial integrity of Ukraine".[22]

References

  1. ^ В Донецке состоялась пресс-конференция Павла Губарева [Pavel Gubarev held a press conference in Donetsk] (in Russian). 14 November 2014. Archived from the original on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  2. ^ Laruelle, M. (2019). Russian Nationalism: Imaginaries, Doctrines, and Political Battlefields. United Kingdom: Routledge
  3. ^ Mitchell, Ellen (30 September 2022). "What happens next after Putin´s annexations in Ukraine". The Hill. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Separatist leader: 'Ukraine rebels will not surrender'". BBC News. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2015. Oleg Tsaryov, the self-proclaimed head of the breakaway republic of Novorossiya (New Russia), told the BBC's Steve Rosenberg that he "knew the mood of the insurgents" and that they were "not going to surrender".
  5. ^ Oliphant, Roland (22 October 2014). "Novorossia Factor: the national anthem song contest". The Telegraph. Retrieved 7 April 2015. Novorossia, the break-away state established by Russian-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine, is in search of a national anthem… Entries are still open for the official anthem, which will be chosen by a vote of the parliament of "Novorossia" – an entity made up of the self-declared Luhansk and Donetsk People's Republics…
  6. ^ Walker, Shaun; Luhn, Alec (30 August 2014). "Tension high in Ukrainian border towns menaced by Russian forces". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 April 2015. …Novorossiya, a historical area along the southern coast of Ukraine conquered by the Russian empire, which rebels say they are trying to resurrect as an independent government…
  7. ^ a b Состоялся учредительный съезд ОПД 'Партия Новороссия' [Constituent rally of the 'New Russia Party'] (in Russian). novorossia.su. 22 May 2014. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014.
  8. ^ "В Донецке создали партию "Новороссия"". Ukrainska Pravda. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  9. ^ Babiak, Mat (22 May 2014). "Welcome to New Russia". UkrainianPolicy. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  10. ^ a b c d (in Russian) Will the New Russia to make a choice?, Moskovskij Komsomolets (31 October 2014)
  11. ^ Bērziņa, Ieva (October 2014). "Branding Novorossiya". Strategic Review. No. 10. National Defence Academy of Latvia. pp. 4–5.
  12. ^ a b "Donetsk announces creation of Novorossiya Party". Kyiv Post. 13 May 2014.
  13. ^ Ingram, Alan (November 2001). "Alexander Dugin: geopolitics and neo-fascism in post-Soviet Russia". Political Geography. 20 (8): 1029–1051. doi:10.1016/S0962-6298(01)00043-9.
  14. ^ Shekhovtsov, Anton (December 2008). "The Palingenetic Thrust of Russian Neo-Eurasianism: Ideas of Rebirth in Aleksandr Dugin's Worldview". Totalitarian Movements and Political Religions. 2009 (4): 491–506. doi:10.1080/14690760802436142. S2CID 144301027.
  15. ^ Shenfield, Stephen (2001). Russian Fascism: Traditions, Tendencies, Movements. M.E. Sharpe. p. 190. ISBN 978-0765606341.
  16. ^ Babiak, Mat (22 May 2014). "Welcome to New Russia". Ukrainian Policy.
  17. ^ (in Ukrainian) In Donetsk, created the party "New Russia", Ukrayinska Pravda (23 May 2014)
  18. ^ "BBC News - Ukraine crisis: Timeline". BBC News. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  19. ^ Truce in Ukraine violated, but holding for now, Special Broadcasting Service (8 September 2014)
  20. ^ Парламент ДНР сменил исполняющего обязанности главы республики. Meduza (in Russian). Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  21. ^ a b Kazanskyi, Denys (8 October 2018). "The danger of wanting to be boss". The Ukrainian Week. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  22. ^ "Treasury Targets Additional Ukrainian Separatists and Russian Individuals and Entities". U.S. Department of the Treasury. 19 December 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2015.