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Siberians struggle for independence from Russians
8/1/2014 10:36:38 PM
A "march for federalization of Siberia" is planned for August 17th in the unofficial Siberian capital of Novosibirsk, under the slogan "Enough feeding Moscow." "Our goal is to create a Siberian Republic as part of Russia," explain the protest organizers in their official group on VK.com, Russia's Facebook equivalent (the group was blocked on August 1st by request of the Prosecutor General). They believe federalization will allow Siberians to introduce rebates and wage premiums for those living in areas "with harsh climate conditions" and ensure fair distribution of revenues between local and federal budgets. The march organizers will also demand greater autonomy for local authorities from the federal government, citing the Russian constitution.
A group of Novosibirsk activists and artists have been promoting the idea of Siberian autonomy for quite a long time. Before the 2010 Russian census, a Novosibirsk musician, Sayan Andriyanov, and artists Konstantin Eremenko and Artem Loskutov held a press conference urging locals to state their ethnicity as Siberian to census officials. The census showed that 4,116 people followed their call, while the previous 2002 census counted only 10 Siberians across Russia.
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