Ilya Yashin
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Ilya Yashin is one of the key leaders of the Russian political movement Solidarnost
. He is also the leader of the Moscow branch of the People's Freedom Party
, in which the Solidarnost participates.
Until 2008 he was the leader of Yabloko
party's youth wing, organizing mass protest
s and speaking to the media about its causes. However, when he became an active member of the Solidarnost, Yabloko expelled him for "causing political damage".
Yashin is known for making passionate speeches at opposition rallies. He is an active participant of the Strategy-31
campaign for freedom of assembly. Recently, he has spoken against the pro-Putin
Nashi
movement.
In Late April 2010 a failed attempt was made to tarnish the reputation of Yashin, when, upon having been approached by Ekaterina Gerasimova, who unbeknownst to Yashin was a prostitute in the pay of unknown sources, he agreed to return with her to her apartment which had already been completely fitted out with high-end, visual and audio recording equipment. Whilst conversing with Gerasimova - known by her fellow prostitutes as "Mu-Mu" - Ilya Yashin was offered illegal drugs. Realising what was taking place, Yashin refused her offer and promptly left the building. Shortly thereafter, several video recordings were released to the internet by unknown sources displaying upwards of a dozen well-known dissenters of the current Russian political administration engaging in promiscuous, and in some instances illegal activity with the same prostitute in what is viewed by many as a return to the honeytrap tactics
employed by unknown sources in the days of the Soviet Union
in order to stifle political dissent.
On 31 December 2010 Yashin was arrested for demonstrating in Moscow at another rally of Strategy-31. He was taken to a police station and detained for five days. He claims evidence was then fabricated against him by the police.
Solidarnost
Solidarnost is a Russian liberal democratic political movement founded on 13 December 2008 by a number of well-known members of the liberal democratic opposition, including Garry Kasparov, Boris Nemtsov and others from the Yabloko and Union of Right Forces Solidarnost (Солидарность, Russian for...
. He is also the leader of the Moscow branch of the People's Freedom Party
People's Freedom Party
People's Freedom Party “For Russia without Lawlessness and Corruption” is a Russian liberal democratic political party founded on 13 December 2010 by opposition politicians Vladimir Ryzhkov, Boris Nemtsov, Mikhail Kasyanov and Vladimir Milov. The name is a reference to the original liberal...
, in which the Solidarnost participates.
Until 2008 he was the leader of Yabloko
Yabloko
The Russian United Democratic Party "Yabloko" The Russian United Democratic Party "Yabloko" The Russian United Democratic Party "Yabloko" (Russian: Росси́йская объединённая демократи́ческая па́ртия «Я́блоко» Rossiyskaya obyedinyonnaya demokraticheskaya partiya "Yabloko"; is a Russian social...
party's youth wing, organizing mass protest
Protest
A protest is an expression of objection, by words or by actions, to particular events, policies or situations. Protests can take many different forms, from individual statements to mass demonstrations...
s and speaking to the media about its causes. However, when he became an active member of the Solidarnost, Yabloko expelled him for "causing political damage".
Yashin is known for making passionate speeches at opposition rallies. He is an active participant of the Strategy-31
Strategy-31
Strategy-31 is a series of civic protests in support of the right to peaceful assembly in Russia guaranteed by Article 31 of the Russian Constitution...
campaign for freedom of assembly. Recently, he has spoken against the pro-Putin
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin served as the second President of the Russian Federation and is the current Prime Minister of Russia, as well as chairman of United Russia and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Union of Russia and Belarus. He became acting President on 31 December 1999, when...
Nashi
Nashi (Ours)
Nashi is Vladimir Putin's political youth movement in Russia, which declares itself to be a democratic, anti-fascist, anti-'oligarchic-capitalist' movement. Its creation was encouraged by senior figures in the Russian Presidential administration, and by late 2007, it grew in size to some 120,000...
movement.
In Late April 2010 a failed attempt was made to tarnish the reputation of Yashin, when, upon having been approached by Ekaterina Gerasimova, who unbeknownst to Yashin was a prostitute in the pay of unknown sources, he agreed to return with her to her apartment which had already been completely fitted out with high-end, visual and audio recording equipment. Whilst conversing with Gerasimova - known by her fellow prostitutes as "Mu-Mu" - Ilya Yashin was offered illegal drugs. Realising what was taking place, Yashin refused her offer and promptly left the building. Shortly thereafter, several video recordings were released to the internet by unknown sources displaying upwards of a dozen well-known dissenters of the current Russian political administration engaging in promiscuous, and in some instances illegal activity with the same prostitute in what is viewed by many as a return to the honeytrap tactics
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employed by unknown sources in the days of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
in order to stifle political dissent.
On 31 December 2010 Yashin was arrested for demonstrating in Moscow at another rally of Strategy-31. He was taken to a police station and detained for five days. He claims evidence was then fabricated against him by the police.