A-Infos (en) Russia, Avtonom: Democracy and deadlines for Strelkov, Girkin and terrorist Trepova: "Trends of order and chaos", episode 142 - by comrades from the " Irkutsk Anarchist Movement: ok ". (ca, de, it, pt, tr)[machine translation]

Every week our situation is getting worse and worse. There are more and 
more ridiculous and cannibalistic laws, which are at the same time 
funny, but creepy, how many people they affect and how many human lives 
are broken by this regime every day. This is not to mention the fact 
that Russia is still participating in a three-day campaign that has been 
going on for almost three years. And during this three-day campaign, 
hundreds of people die every day on both sides of the front. Although in 
fact we should have been standing in the same direction all this time.

In Ukraine, many of our comrades from all over the world are now 
fighting against Russian aggression. One of them is Alexey Makarov, with 
whom an interview was recently published and who is now fighting as part 
of the Siberia battalion. They make a great contribution to our common 
struggle, but the other part of this struggle lies with us.

The same group of people is threatening our freedom today. We hope that 
Russian society realizes this. We didn't start it, but we are the ones 
who have to finish it.

Feminists are outlawed
Last week, an explanation arrived from the Supreme Court about what is 
an attribute of the LGBT movement. Among other signs, the use of 
feminists as a special language was mentioned there.

And now there are reports that male and female students are prohibited 
from using feminine words. For example , in St. Petersburg at the Higher 
School of Economics, the head of the department for extracurricular and 
educational work reported the unacceptability of this practice. Yes. 
Saying "curator" is now illegal.

"The students were called for a conversation with the dean. This was the 
end of their troubles. I am sure that the students had no intention of 
breaking the law. But ignorance of the law does not exempt you from 
responsibility. Be careful, closely monitor changes in legislation, do 
not "hype" on sensitive topics."

All that remains is to wait for an explanation of which words are 
feminine and which are not. Otherwise, the joke "Seryoga, are you still 
sleeping with your boss?..." will sparkle not only with new colors, but 
also with a fan of criminal articles.

It seems that after LGBT people they can take feminists seriously, and 
this can continue until only 100% heterosexual men remain in the country.

Although even now there are quite a lot of reasons to sit down. And even 
a notorious war criminal and the face of the "Russian spring" can go to 
prison.

Girkin's term
Igor Girkin (aka Strelkov) was sentenced to 4 years in prison due to 
"calls for extremism."

This is the man who actually began the seizure of the Donetsk and 
Lugansk regions. It was his fault that a civilian plane was shot down , 
and he also gave the order to shoot several people back in the spring of 
2014.

There is an established opinion among liberals that Girkin should be 
tried, but not for "calls to extremism," but for war crimes. We are 
unlikely to be able to influence such events in the near future, but we 
have many battles ahead of us, and after one of them we will definitely 
have to decide whether we act like cops and jail people, or do something 
else. Although even now it is useful to ask yourself and your comrades 
questions like "What would we do with Strelkov, with Putin, with Prigozhin?"

In all other respects, the story is quite beautiful. Today you fight for 
the Russian regime and "serve the fatherland," and tomorrow you find 
yourself under the boot of the state. The state that jails you and your 
like-minded people .

However, such a sentence seems childish compared to what Daria Trepova 
was given.

Trepova's term
Daria Trepova, who actually blew up military commander Vladlen Tatarsky, 
was sentenced to 27 years .

On the one hand, the sentence is terrible. This is a record time for a 
woman in modern Russia. But on the other hand, it is not surprising. In 
a country where words and an active position are punishable by 20 years, 
you often expect that the moratorium on the death penalty is about to be 
lifted for such cases.

Fortunately, that day has not come yet. And it is only in our power to 
ensure that the time does not come when the death penalty becomes the 
norm for us. Although 20-year sentences are often life sentences, the 
state takes the life of the one it wants to kill without using 
bureaucratic mechanism.

It doesn't matter which camp Daria belongs to. It doesn't matter whether 
it was planned, or whether she was deceived and thought there was a 
wiretap. We don't think she should be in prison.

Many express the opinion that she will continue to sit under the Liberal 
government. Like, this is an act of terrorism. Others, on the contrary, 
are waiting for a change of government, during which all political 
prisoners are expected to be released.

Do you want to talk about representative democracy?

Representative Democracy News
In Ulan-Ud, direct mayoral elections are being cancelled.

The head of Buryatia, Alexey Tsydenov, decided to change the law "On the 
organization of local self-government", and now the mayor of Ulan-Ude 
will be elected by the city council. In Irkutsk this is a fairly old 
picture. Direct elections in Irkutsk were canceled in 2015, and last 
year direct elections were canceled in Novosibirsk and Tomsk.

Yes Yes. We have a permanent column "Anarchists about elections." But in 
the name of what? Are we defending "representative democracy"?

Power is already monopolized enough, and every time there is even 
greater monopolization, it needs to be written about.

A situation where there will be elections every day and on every issue 
is the ideal to which we strive. Although in that situation there will 
be delegates and councils, and not "bourgeois democracy", as it is now 
all over the world.

Speaking of elections. The collection of signatures for Boris Nadezhdin 
continues. I would like to advise everyone who is planning to subscribe, 
or has already subscribed, not to stop at casting their vote. The 
"right" person in power does not give us more power over our lives. 
Think about what we can do today to gain agency in the future and return 
power to the people.

Well that's all for today! We remind you that in Trends in Order and 
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