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Russia's Failed Federalization Marches and the Simulation Of RUSSIAN ANALYTICAL DIGEST No. 156, 5 December 2014 11 ANALYSIS Russia’s Failed Federalization Marches and the Simulation of Regional Politics J. Paul Goode, Oklahoma Abstract: Inspired by Russia’s insistence on federalization for Ukraine, activists in Novosibirsk attempted to organize a protest march in August 2014 to call for greater regional autonomy in Siberia. Authorities squelched the march almost as soon as the protest threatened to spread. Yet even as organizers were arrested and press reports censored, opposition leaders in Moscow and activists in Ukraine seized upon the news of the planned federalization marches and even invented new ones. Te resulting spectacle revealed the Kremlin’s ongo- ing fear of decentralizing power, the weak ties between central and regional opposition, and the boomerang efect of Russia’s intervention in Eastern Ukraine. n August 2014, a new chapter was written in the trou- goal since the early 1990s had been the creation of eth- Ibled history of Russian federalism, though in the end nically Russian republics within Russia’s federal system it proved to be more farce than tragedy. For all appear- in order to level up the status of Russian regions and to ances, a perfect storm of nationalist and regionalist sen- gain recognition of the ethnic Russian people as a core, timent appeared to be taking the form of “federalization” state-bearing people. Consequently, Crimea’s annexa- marches in Russia’s regions, emboldened by the annexa- tion represented the long-awaited creation of Russia’s tion of Crimea and its admission with the status of a fed- frst ethnically Russian republic, setting a precedent for eral republic in Russia’s federal system. What transpired Russia’s provinces to challenge Moscow and demand ele- was a logical and convincing simulation of a regionalist vated status as republics. movement that provided a vivid illustration of the state Tese potentially powerful currents appeared to of regional politics in today’s Russia. come together in a movement for the “Federalization For nearly ffteen years, the Kremlin steadily ren- of Siberia.” On July 24, 2014, a “March for the Federal- dered Russian federalism more ritualistic than substan- ization of Siberia” in Novosibirsk was announced on the tive. Russia’s experience with regionalism in the 1990s Russian social media website VKontakte, bearing the slo- and the ever-present threat of separatism continue to jus- gan “Stop feeding Moscow!” (khvatit kormit' Moskvu!)— tify political centralization and the diminishing role of a variation of the common nationalist slogan, “Stop feed- regional politics. For Russia’s regions, then, the Krem- ing the Caucasus.” It also prominently featured a picture lin’s demands for the federalization in Eastern Ukraine of the Siberian Federal District with the slogan, “Let’s seemed surprising, if not hypocritical. Why should the show Moscow Siberia!” (Pokazhem Moskve Sibir'!)1 Te Donbass beneft from federalism when Russia’s regions group initially claimed the goal of founding a “Siberian efectively have been deprived of it for years? For some republic” within Russia, though this was later dropped observers, Russia’s tactics in Ukraine were likely to stim- after the city authorities objected. Despite this change, ulate a revival of regionalism—if not outright secession- the march’s stated goals remained unchanged: (1) to ism—in Russia. At a minimum, they created an oppor- introduce services and income enhancement for those tunity for the opposition to demand the realization of living in harsh environmental conditions; (2) to reserve federalist principles in Russia’s constitution. a share of taxes on resource extraction for regional bud- Te very structure of Russia’s ethno-federal system gets for a “more just” distribution of local and federal had been a source of discontent for opposition nation- budgets; and (3) to realize constitutional right for rel- alists, as well, but for diferent reasons. While the 1993 atively autonomous local government and to end the constitution recognized 21 “ethnic” republics named “idiotic situation” in which “all decisions are taken by for non-Russian peoples, the vast majority of Russia’s Moscow without representation of Siberia’s interests.” regions are simply administrative-territorial (read: non- Tis combustive combination of regionalist and ethnic) provinces. Opposition nationalists point to this nationalist opposition to the Kremlin quickly gained diference in federal status as privileging minority eth- traction in the online press in Russia. It was not the nic interests and evidencing the “anti-Russian” nature frst time that Siberian regionalism received national of Russia’s ethno-federal system (a claim inherited from Soviet-era nationalists who argued the Soviet system 1 “Marsh za federalizatsiiu Sibiri,” <https://vk.com/sibmarsh>, last discriminated against Russians). A common nationalist accessed September 23, 2014. RUSSIAN ANALYTICAL DIGEST No. 156, 5 December 2014 12 attention in recent memory. In 2011, the central press introduction of Ukrainian troops in the region. If con- circulated sensationalist reports concerning an activist victed, the charge bears a maximum sentence of fve in Kemorovo, Vladimir Kiselev, who intended to orga- years in a prison colony.5 nize a referendum on Siberia’s independence. Kiselev In Moscow, Russia’s mainstream opposition politi- claimed that the referendum would be supported by the cians, including Boris Nemtsov and Aleksei Naval'nyi, United States and result in Siberia becoming America’s seized upon the news of the planned marches and the ffty-frst state, though he admitted to receiving no help Kremlin’s censorship to mock the government’s hyp- from the Obama administration and confessed that he ocritical fear of federalism at home while insisting was, in fact, hoping for a change of administration in upon federalization for Ukraine. Teir involvement Washington.2 drew international attention and foreign media mis- Copy-cat marches were hastily organized in Kras- takenly named Loskutov as the march’s organizer. In nodar and Ekaterinburg to coincide with the march in fact, credit for organizing the march was claimed by Novosibirsk. Moscow took notice. On July 30, 2014, Aleksei Baranov, coordinator of the “National-Bolshe- the independent news site Slon.ru published an inter- vist Platform”—an opposition group which claims to view with Artem Loskutov, the organizer of an annual have split from Eduard Limonov’s party over the latter’s satirical youth march featuring nonsensical, quasi-mil- stance on Ukraine. Baranov characterized the march itaristic slogans in Novosibirsk known as Monstratsiia as a “frst attempt to loudly announce our presence” by (“Monstration”). Loskutov discussed the rationale for calling attention to “the Kremlin’s hypocritical position the march, though he explicitly denied being its orga- on South-Eastern Ukraine.” At the same time, he con- nizer or even its “ideologue.” Te next day, Russia’s press demned the liberal opposition for spoiling the protest by watchdog, RosKomNadzor, accused Slon.ru of distrib- organizing in support of federalization.6 When called for uting material inciting mass public disturbances and initial questioning by the authorities, Baranov denied forced it to delete the interview.3 Seventeen other news any separatist intent and instead stated that he sought sites were compelled to delete reports of the story, while the redistribution of wealth and nationalization of enter- the BBC’s Russian website edited its report to comply prises. Baranov reportedly received vague threats to life with the state’s demand. Te march’s page on VKon- and limb, followed by the discovery of a severed sheep’s takte was taken down briefy, and the search term for head left at his doorstep on August 15. Soon after, he “federalization of Siberia” disappeared from Google.ru.4 was accused of having incited patrons at a bar (located Shortly afterwards, organizers of the march were in a village 500 kilometers from Novosibirsk) to par- detained by police on a variety of petty charges and ticipate in the banned march.7 Another organizer from sentenced to two weeks in jail. Four organizers were Baranov’s party, Mikhail Pulin, was detained in Altai detained in Novosibirsk, two in Ekaterinburg, and krai, formally on suspicion of stealing a mobile phone.8 two in Omsk for attempting to organize an apparently Adding fuel to the fre, Ukrainian media and online related march. Te organizer of an attempted march activists seized upon the news of the planned marches. in Krasnodar, Dar'ia Poliudova, was arrested after an Rumors spread in the Ukrainian media that the orga- unknown male approached her on the street and pro- nizers of the march sought independence from Rus- voked an argument by accusing her repeatedly of being sia, “inspired by the experience of the Donbass.” How- a nationalist. Following her 14 day sentence, she was ever, many of the Ukrainian sites mistakenly associated not released and instead charged with extremism and the protest movement with an older orthodox-nation- threatening Russia’s territorial integrity. According to alist group, the Siberian Sovereign Union (Sibirskii Krasnodar’s prosecutor’s ofce, Poliudova is accused of derzhavnyi soiuz), whose leader, Aleksandr Budnikov, calling for Ukraine’s annexation of Krasnodar and the 5 “Pervoe delo po ‘separatistkoi’ stat'e,” Russkaia planeta, Septem- 2 “Dissident iz Kuzbassa: ‘Prisoedinenie Sibiri k SShA neobra- ber 4, 2014. <http://rusplt.ru/society/pervoe-delo-po-separatist- timo, kak vrashchenie Zemli vokrug Solntsa!’,” Tayga.info, June skoy-state-12559.html>, last accessed September 21, 2014. 21, 2011. <http://tayga.info/details/2011/06/21/~104061>, last 6 “Strasti po marshu ‘za federalizatsiiu Sibiri’,” Natsional- accessed September 20, 2014. Bol'shevistskaia Platforma, August 20, 2014. <http://www.sib 3 “Slon snial material po trebovaniiu Genprokuratury,” Slon.ru, info.su/news/nsk/1/51195.html>, last accessed September 21, August 1, 2014. <http://slon.ru/fast/russia/slon-snyal-material- 2014. po-trebovaniyu-genprokuratury-1137502.xhtml>, last accessed 7 “Organizatorami ‘marsha za federalizatsiiu Sibiri’ zainteresova- September 20, 2014.
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