Анархическое движение

On January 9, 2027, the Finnish capital will host the 12th edition of the "Father Frost against Putin" festival.

This time, all festival events will take place in Oranssi, Kaasutehtaankatu 1, rakennus 11. Program starts at noon and will continue until 10PM. 

The history of our festival began 13 years ago, in 2014, with a simple idea: to create a safe space in Helsinki where activists could openly discuss Russia’s political and social issues, share their experiences, and connect with like-minded people.

On Thursday October 29th at 7PM, ABC Moscow is making a presentation at  CSOA La Revoltosa (C/ Rogent, 82) on topic 

RESISTANCE AGAINST WAR AND REPRESSION

Announcement of the organisers:

This Thursday, we will meet at CSOA La Revoltosa for a presentation and discussion with a comrade from Anarchist Black Cross Moscow.

Mikhail turns 32 today, October 12. This will be his ninth birthday in captivity.

Mikhail Kulkov is an anti-fascist from Penza and a defendant in the “Network” case. He was sentenced to 10 years in a penal colony for “participation in a terrorist organization” and “attempted drug trafficking.”

Over the summer in Prosfygika, there will be a series of events about the different struggles all over the world of the internationalist comrades, collectives and organizations that contributed to the victory and defense of Prosfygika. The events will happen both in Athens as also as an online livestream.

Lawyer Igor Popovsky, who represented the anarchist Ruslan Sidiki and sought an investigation into his allegations of torture, has been detained on charges of “fraud on an especially large scale”. This was reported by The Insider media outlet, citing the leak-oriented Telegram channel “112.”

According to the channel, investigators claim that Popovsky received 6 million rubles from his client after promising to help terminate the criminal case through influence over the court and the prosecutor’s office.

Autonomous Action, a Russian-speaking libertarian communist organisation since year 2002, has now an Instagram in English.

We hate Meta and other capitalist Mega corporations, but we choose our platforms according to reach, not according to purity of principles. In case you prefer horizontal non-profit platform, please follow our bilingual account in Mastodon.

November 3 2025 Dmitry Petrov Senior – writer, journalist, and anarchist activist – presented his book The Parents’ Day in Helsinki.
It tells the story of his son, Dmitry Petrov (Leshy) Junior, a Russian anarchist and volunteer who went to fight for Ukraine and went missing while defending Bakhmut.

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 Festival program is now released!

Father Frost Against Putin 2026 is a festival where Russian speakers living in Finland and beyond, Finns, and people of other nationalities come together to talk about freedom, solidarity, and a future without war.

Support those who managed to avoid prison but ended up in forced exile.

This year, ABC-Moscow helped several anarchists facing criminal prosecution in Russia to safely leave the country. After evacuation, people find themselves in a new reality: without housing, without health insurance, and without a stable income. And even if the journey out of Russia is already behind them, difficult months still lie ahead — waiting for visas and legal status, searching for lawful employment, and dealing with everyday and medical needs.

After announcing the fundraiser to support the evacuation of persecuted comrades from Russia, ABC-Moscow received donations totaling approximately €2,000 (not including transfers intended for specific persecuted individuals). We thank everyone who took part in the fundraiser in any way!

Anarchist Ruslan Sidiki remains in detention — and we continue to support him. Right now we need to raise 200,000 rubles to pay for his lawyer’s work for the next three months. When someone is held in a pre-trial detention center (SIZO), this is the most expensive period to provide support. At the same time, it’s also when there are more opportunities — for the defense, regular lawyer visits, and filing appeals.

This text is a collective statement of Russian-speaking anarchist collectives (see the list of signatories below). It should have been published even earlier, but now it’s really the time for a consolidated statement about the war in Ukraine. We do not claim to represent the stance of each and every anarchist from Russia, but the need for a clear position, and contradictions associated with the war in Ukraine lead to the necessity to act as a united movement.

On Saturday, the Bristol Anarchist Bookfair will take place at The Elmgrove Centre (Elmgrove Road, Bristol, BS6 6AH) from 10:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The event will feature 20 free workshops and presentations, including Anti-War Resistance in Russia and Anarchists by Antti Rautiainen in the Frome Room.

Former political prisoner and anarchist Ilya Romanov is in need of our help. After 20 years of imprisonment in Ukraine and Russia, a stroke, and numerous surgeries, he remains severely disabled — yet he refuses to give up. Ilya continues to paint, stay in touch with friends, and keeps his sharp mind and sense of humor.

Benefit concert for Anarchist Black Cross of Moscow and letter writing for anarchist political prisoners in Russia at Ulrika, Leppäsuonkatu 11. November 8. Anarchist Black Cross of Moscow is  supporting anarchist and anti-fascist prisoners in Russia since 2003.

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Anarchist Ruslan Sidiki, who was sentenced to 29 years in prison over two sabotage actions against the Russian war machine, openly stated that he contacted Ukrainian military intelligence in order to organize an attack on the Russian air base in Dyagilevo, where strategic bombers are stationed. In published letters he explained his motive:

October 18, 7:30 PM, Via San Donato 158/70 (source).