The Pirate Party of Russia (PPR; ; ''Piratskaya partiya Rossii'', ''PPR'') is a

political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular area's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology, ...

in Russia based on the model of the Swedish

Pirate Party Pirate Party is a label adopted by various Political party, political parties worldwide that share a set of values and policies focused on Civil and political rights, civil rights in the digital age. The fundamental principles of Pirate Partie ...

. It was founded in July 2009.

History

In 2007, a

movement in Russia called the ''Pirate Union-League of Сreative Freedom'' (SP - LTS) became inactive. Two years later, in the summer of 2009, it was succeeded by the modern Pirate Party of Russia, founded in light of the success of other international pirate parties. In January 2010, the first elections of the party's leadership took place.Russian Pirate Party elects first official leadership
, PPInternational, 2 February 2010. In March 2011 the Russian Justice Ministry refused to register the party because of its name, since the "current legislation defines piracy as an attack on a sea or river craft, which is a criminal offense". The party appealed and the court hearing was scheduled to occur on 24 May. In July 2011, it was decided to officially register the party under the name "No-Name Party". ''pirate-party.ru'' On 30 June and 1 July 2012 the party was properly registered at last and with the name Pirate Party of Russia, but despite the board elected and statutes voted they still need to work in order to be fully recognized as a party.The official birth of the Pirate Party of Russia
''www.pp-international.net''

Notable members

* Lola Voronina, co-chairperson of

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(PPI) * Alexander Vladlenovich Shubin

External links

References

Political parties in Russia Russian Pirate Party Political organizations based in Russia {{Russia-party-stub de:Piratenpartei#Piratenpartei Russland (PPRU)