Beletsky, Ivan Sergeevich

Ivan Sergeevich Beletsky was born on April 29, 1986 in Moscow. He graduated from Moscow high school number 401. He was engaged in boxing in the sports school in boxing them. B. N. Grekova. Candidate Master of Sports in Boxing and Powerlifting .

In 2007 he graduated from the Law Faculty of the Russian Academy of Advocacy and Notaries in criminal law specialization ^[8] .

In the early 2000s, Beletsky founded the nationalist association TPWPB, which lasted about 10 years and collaborated with the Slavic Union . In 2006-2007 he participated in the NoComments fan association ^[8] .

In 2005, he organized the Moscow branch of the Freedom Party . Since 2006, an active participant in " Russian marches " .

From 2007 to 2011 he worked at the Mosyurtsentr Bar, where he provided legal assistance to nationalists. In 2009, criminal proceedings were instituted against Beletsky under Art. 316 of the Criminal Code "Concealment of crimes." Later, from the suspect was transferred to witness status. Despite the fact that the case did not reach the court, he had to stop working as a lawyer ^[8] .

In 2011-2013 he took an active part in the protest rallies “ March of Millions ” on May 6, 2012 and “ Occupy Abai ” .

Since 2013, he was one of the organizers of the "Russian March", was engaged in the construction of columns and led the security service on marches .

In 2015-2016, after the authorities prohibited the EPO " Russians ", he participated in Moscow in round tables and negotiations with various leaders of nationalists .

In the summer of 2016, together with Dmitry Demushkin, Beletsky became the confidant of the candidate for the State Duma, Vyacheslav Vyacheslavovich Maltsev , headed his campaign headquarters in Moscow and the Moscow Region, and was engaged in active campaigning. In parallel with this, in 2016-2017, he organized the Artpodgotovka and Free People movements. He called on nationalists to participate in anti-Putin agitation and vote for candidates from the Parnassus party ^{[9] [10]} .

In the fall of 2016, Beletsky became the main organizer of the “Russian March” in Moscow and headed the organizing committee of the all-Russian “Russian March” ^{[11] [12]} .

In 2016, he, together with Mark Halperin, established the “ New Opposition ” and organized “ Opposition Walks in Russia ” to consolidate the protest electorate, the announcement of “Impeachment to Putin” and the legal change of power in Russia ^{[13] [14] [15]} .

In 2016-2017, Beletsky was the initiator and organizer of more than 150 protests in Moscow and the Moscow Region .

In February 2017, he became the founder of the organizing committee of the Nationalist Party. From February to November 2017, 44 party branches were opened in 35 regions of the Russian Federation ^{[5] [6]} .

On March 26, Beletsky participated in the unauthorized anti-government procession “ He is not for you Dimon ” on Tverskaya, organized by Alexei Navalny . On April 13, Beletsky was detained in his apartment, taken to the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Moscow, where he was questioned and witnessed in a number of articles ^{[16] [17]} .

He was one of the main organizers of the “Anti-Crisis Rally No. 1” ^{[18] [19]} and the nationalist procession “Russian May Day” ^[20] .

In May 2017, Beletsky established a public organization, the Institute of National Policy, and the Russian March social movement under the Nationalist Party. .

On June 12, Beletsky took part in the unauthorized procession “We Require Answers” ​​in Moscow, organized by Alexei Navalny ^[21] .

In June 2017, Beletsky became a candidate for municipal deputies in the Vykhino-Zhulebino district of Moscow .

In July 2017, after the mass arrests of Artillery and New Opposition members began, Beletsky secretly left Russia, leaving for Ukraine, where he joined the Association of Combatants as a volunteer, and later was appointed Deputy Chairman for Foreign Relations the military ^[22] .

Beletsky asked for protection and support from UNHCR and a number of international human rights organizations. He was recognized as the politically persecuted commission of the UNHCR, HIAS , the Right to Zakhist, the International Human Rights Organization Memorial and became under the international protection of the UNHCR ^[22] .

While in Ukraine, Beletsky organized the “Russian March” in Moscow ^[23] , he also supported the November 5 artillery protests and all the protests organized by Alexei Navalny ^{[21] [2]} .

In February 2018, Beletsky registered in the territory of Ukraine the public organization “Institute of National Policy” ^[24] .

Ivan Beletsky is a right-wing nationalist, but also supports traditionalism and conservatism, advocates the preservation of cultural and ethnic values ​​of the indigenous population of Russia. He opposes totalitarian regimes and supports democratic values. Considers himself the "New Right" of the European sample. Maintains close relations with democrats and human rights organizations of international level ^{[4] [14] [25]} .

He was the initiator and organizer of mass pickets on November 25, 2016 in support of Dmitry Dyomushkin, for which he was detained, arrested and convicted under Art. 20.2 h. 3 Administrative Code of the Russian Federation ^[26] .

He was the initiator of the protest rallies on December 3, 2016, “Narodny Skhod” at VDNH, for the organization of which he was put on the wanted list and later convicted in absentia under Art. 20.2 h. 2 Administrative Code of the Russian Federation ^{[27] [28]} .

After the “Russian March” on November 4, 2017, Beletsky became a suspect in a criminal case against the “Party of Nationalists” under Art. 282.1 h. 1 - Organization of an extremist community, later he was charged in absentia ^{[29] [30]} .

On February 15, 2018, there were mass detentions and a search in Russia in the criminal case brought under Ivan Beletsky under Art. 280, part 2 - Public calls for extremist activities, searches were held in several apartments in Moscow where Beletsky had previously arrived ^{[31] [32]} .

In March 2018, Beletsky was put on the international wanted list ^[7] .

In the documentary film “Caught” by the REN TV channel , political analyst Kirill Strelnikov described Beletsky as follows: ^[33]

“By definition, Euromaidan and hypothetically support the Russian Maidan, the only way in nature to come to power, because they see some kind of ideal model for themselves that white-collar workers come to power on the bayonets of militants”

Interfax wrote: ^[34]

“The movement believes that searches and detentions are connected with a criminal case instituted on the fact of a video shown on REN TV channel in which Beletsky, as well as nationalist Dmitry Demushkin and Saratov politician Vyacheslav Maltsev allegedly discuss a coup attempt.”

Nezavisimaya Gazeta columnist Andrei Melnikov wrote: ^[35]

“The participation of such figures as Beletsky in PARNAS, in turn, has become one of the main lines of criticism of the non-systemic opposition. Let us return to the words about the choice between good and evil. It seems that it is precisely such an alloy of charismatic religious radicals and irreconcilable opposition that is most alarming today for both the Church and the state administration. This is one of the secrets of the indissoluble solidarity of official churchness and systemic politics. ”

“ Life ” in the article “Why Russian schools were banned in Khmelnitsky’s schools” wrote: ^[36]

“In 2016, Beletsky was one of the leaders of the“ Russian march “in Moscow, where he gathered dozens of his co-religionists, and before that he led volunteer activities for the ParNaS in the State Duma elections, being a close associate of the third number on the list of Vyacheslav Maltsev's party.”

Eadaily, in an article “Why the Mayor Sites the Russian Nationalists Are Organized: Opinion,” wrote: ^[10]

“Last year, part of the asset of marching in Lublino, headed by Ivan Beletsky, took part in the PARNAS campaign, getting through Maltsev in a row for volunteer work in the South-Eastern Administrative Okrug, and together with Gorsky strong shaven youths with runic tattoos staged actions near the metro, agitating frightened citizens to vote for Kasyanov’s party. ”

In the online edition of Nos, Beletsky was described as follows: ^[37]

“Ivan Beletsky is considered one of the most radical nationalists. He attracted the special attention of law enforcement agencies for a long time, being among the most active participants in the “Russian marches” in Moscow. Last year, Beletsky posted his speeches on Youtube, in which he invited those who wish to join the opposition in protests on November 4 and 5, 2017. These videos contained extremist calls for a violent change of power in Russia. ”

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