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'''''Kalnyshevsky Petro''''' (] – ]) – the last ] of the ] in ] and in ]–] years period. | |||
party_name = Eurasian Youth Union | | |||
Kalnyshevsky took part in Russo-Turkish war of 1768-1774 and was honored with a gold medal with brilliants for courage. | |||
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'''Eurasian Youth Union''' ({{lang-ru|Евразийский союз молодежи}}; '''ESM''') is the Russian political organisation, the youth wing of the ] headed by ]. The organisation has branches in several countries. The ESM has been branded by some as an extremist organisation, accused of a string of ] offences and is banned in ]. <ref> Retrieved July 4, 2008</ref> | |||
Being a head of the ] Petro Kalnyshevsky defended the rights of ] and their independence from increasing Imperial Russian ]ist influence, encouraged agriculture development and trade in the Zaporizhian ]. | |||
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After the destruction of ] by Russian troops, Petro Kalnyshevsky was arrested and deported to the ], where he spent over 26 years in solitary confinement in a cold and dark cell (1 m wide, 2 m long). Three times a year he was allowed outside to breathe the open air. | |||
According to some observers the Eurasian Youth Union was created as a reaction to the ] in ] and the role the younger generation played in it. It is suggested that ESM represents an opposition to a Ukrainian youth organization ].<ref>] Retrieved July 4, 2008 (Ukrainian)</ref> | |||
He was pardoned by Emperor Alexander at the age of 110 years. Kalnyshevsky by that time had become blind and decided to remain in the monastery, where he died 2 years later in ]. | |||
Russian traditional ] and its modern equivalent ] developed by Alexander Dugin has been declared the main ideology of the organization. Its ideology also feautures prominently Russian nationalism and imperialism, calls for the creation of a new Eurasian empire centered around Russia. However, on its website the movement declared the West and in particular the United States as its main opponent and termed it as the "main evil". | |||
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{{cquote|''Our Union has one absolute enemy. It is the USA. This is the beginning and the end of our hatred.''<ref>Program of the Eurasian Youth Movement </ref>}} | |||
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In its internal policy the ESM supports the current government of Russia and in particular its former President, ]. Some also claim, that the movement receives taciturn support from the Russian Government eager to see a movement opposed to a possibility of an Orange Revolution happening in Russia. <ref name="Zerkalo1">] Retrieved July 4, 2008 (Ukrainian)</ref> | |||
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Within Russia the Eurasian Youth Union has allied itself with Russian extreme right organizations like, the ], the ] and other ] groups. It organizes and takes part in the annual right wing ]es in Russia and other countries of ]. Very often these marches are accompanied by violence, especially in Ukraine.<ref name="nazi">Party for Protection of Russian Constitution "RUS" Retrieved July 4, 2008 (Russian)</ref> | |||
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The ESM took an uncompromising approach to everything that happened in Ukraine afer the Orange Revolution in 2004. In particular it set up branches in several Ukrainian cities, voiced its sharp criticism of the pro-Western Ukrainian government. In particular the ESM has been behind a string of attacks on property and organizations they deemed pro-Western. It organised attacks on Ukrainian Security Services brahces thoughout the country, monuments to UPA veterans and hacker attacks on the website of the President of Ukraine. The most prominent of these attacks, that received nation-wide attention was the desecration of Ukrainian state symbols on Mount Hoverla in October of 2007.<ref>Novynar </ref> The other attack on Ukrainian targets was in Moscow, where several of ESM members trashed an exhibition devoted to Holodomor.<ref>Pravda Ukrainy </ref> Due to the relatively high profile of these attacks the Ukrainian police asked for assistance from Russia in apprehending people responsible for them, however, as of yet no suspects have been aprehended. | |||
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The organization's vandalism and sharp anti-Ukrainian stance received wide condemnation among Ukrainian public; several threats were made against the organization and its members and a vandalism attack has been reciprocated on the ESM's offices in Moscow. By the decision of the courts the Eurasian Youth Organization has been banned in Ukraine, its leaders Dugin and Zarifullin declared personae non grata.<ref>Novinar </ref><ref>Pravda Ukrainy </ref> | |||
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Revision as of 20:30, 6 July 2008
Kalnyshevsky Petro (1690 – 1803-10-31) – the last Koshovyi Otaman of the Zaporozhian Host in 1762 and in 1765–1775 years period. Kalnyshevsky took part in Russo-Turkish war of 1768-1774 and was honored with a gold medal with brilliants for courage.
Being a head of the Zaporozhian Host Petro Kalnyshevsky defended the rights of cossacks and their independence from increasing Imperial Russian Tsarist influence, encouraged agriculture development and trade in the Zaporizhian steppe.
After the destruction of Zaporizhian Sich by Russian troops, Petro Kalnyshevsky was arrested and deported to the Solovetsky Monastery, where he spent over 26 years in solitary confinement in a cold and dark cell (1 m wide, 2 m long). Three times a year he was allowed outside to breathe the open air.
He was pardoned by Emperor Alexander at the age of 110 years. Kalnyshevsky by that time had become blind and decided to remain in the monastery, where he died 2 years later in 1803.
See also
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- Kalnyshevsky against Catherine II
- The last Sich
- The last of the Atamans
- Historiographic questions surrounding the study of Kalnyshevsky's biography
- Destruction of the Zaporozhian Sich and Kalnyshevsky's destiny
- Solovki and Petro Kalnyshevsky