Russian Democratic Society

Russian Democratic Society (Russian: Российское демократическое общество, Serbian Cyrillic: Руско демократско друштво, romanized: Rusko demokratsko društvo) is an anti-war Russian diaspora organization in Serbia.[1] It represents the Russian citizens which emigrated to Serbia following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It opposes the invasion of Ukraine. Russian Democratic Society describes itself as "anti-war and anti-fascist".[2]

Russian Democratic Society
Российское демократическое общество
Руско демократско друштво
Rusko demokratsko društvo
AbbreviationRDD, RDO
Formation8 December 2022
HeadquartersBelgrade, Serbia
Representative
Peter Nikitin

History

Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, tens of thousands of Russian citizens emigrated to Serbia.[3] Russian Democratic Society was founded on 8 December 2022 by a group of Russian anti-war activists in Belgrade. It is represented by Peter Nikitin, a Belgrade-based human rights activist.[4]

On 1 August 2023, the Russian Democratic Society has published an open appeal to Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabić and President Aleksandar Vučić to "stop the persecution of Russian anti-war activists in Serbia".[1]

References
  1. "Rusko demokratsko društvo od vlasti Srbije traži prekid progona aktivista". Glas Amerike (in Serbian). 2023-08-01. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
  2. "Rusi u Srbiji osnovali udruženje Rusko demokratsko društvo". mc.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 2023-08-10.
  3. "A one-way ticket from Moscow to Belgrade – DW – 08/13/2022". dw.com. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
  4. "RUSKO DEMOKRATSKO DRUŠTVO". CompanyWall Business (in Serbian). Retrieved 2023-08-10.
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