United Civil Front

United Civil Front
Leader	Garry Kasparov
Founded	2005
Headquarters	Moscow
Ideology	Democracy, liberalism, social liberalism, social democracy
Website
www.rufront.ru

United Civil Front (Russian: Объединённый Гражданский Фронт, Obyedinyónnïy Grazhdánskiy Front) is a social movement in Russia founded and led by chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov. It is part of The Other Russia, an opposition coalition active in Moscow.

Upon the organization's founding, in 2005, Kasparov stated that the UCF "will work to preserve electoral democracy in Russia." Kasparov concluded the press conference by stating that, "The primary goal of the systemic opposition is to dismantle the currently existing system and create a free political floor on which free elections can be held in 2007–2008. The bottom line is to preserve the Russians’ right to elect a responsible government, both in presidential and parliamentary elections."

The programme was accepted at the 3rd conference on February 25, 2006. It is founded on the four principles.

Fair democratic elections

Restoration of federalism

Elimination of nomenklatura system

Government for people, but not people for government

The UCF participated in the organisation almost all the Dissenters Marches.

One member of the Murmansk branch of the United Civil Front, Larisa Arap, is believed to be victim of psychiatric abuse.

In 2010 UCF activists held pickets in Moscow to support the Internet campaign Putin must go.

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