Resistance Movement named after Petr Alexeev (DSPA)

Resistance Movement named after Petr Alexeev (DSPA)
Движение сопротивления имени Петра Алексеева (ДСПА)
Leader Collective leadership
Founded 2004
Dissolved 2012
Headquarters Saint Petersburg, Russia
Ideology Socialism,
Political position Far-left
European affiliation None
Colours Red Black
Website
dspa.info

The Resistance Movement named after Petr Alexeev (DSPA) was a left-wing political organization in Russia. It was created in 2004 by Dmitriy Jvania, a journalist and political activist from Saint Petersburg. The DSPA's main activities took place in Saint Petersburg, with several divisions in other cities. The movement was named after revolutionary worker Petr Alekseev.

Ideology, goals and objectives

According to DSPA members, the expansion of capitalism leads to greater exploitation of poor people, the growth of social inequality, suppression of freedom of man, and the infliction of ecological disasters. The DSPA proposed an alternative society based on a socialist planned economy and rational use of resources with the mandatory cultivation of civil and working self-management.

The DSPA stood up for non-violent campaigns of direct actions and socialist agitation, providing “here and now” events using available resources. One of the main paragraphs in the movement’s ideology was rejecting the rise to power as the organized group. The main objective of the DSPA’s activities was organizing a large-scale civil resistance movement from the capitalist system.

Other objectives

  • Involvement in a struggle for rights of ordinary citizens: workers, students, local civil groups.
  • Explanation of unity of interests of working organizations and civil groups.
  • Propaganda of socialist ideals among grassroots social movements.

The DSPA was a network organization. All decisions within the Movement were taken by consensus. Anybody who agrees with the DSPA’s charter and who was directly participating in the movement’s actions could have considered himself a DSPA member.

History of the DSPA

Before organising all of its “here-and-now” campaigns, the Movement had a preparation period. During this period all members discussed the Movement’s theory, ideology and practice, and established relations with other left-wing groups and organisations.

Campaigns

The main line of activity of the DSPA was street campaigns. On average, in a month the Movement provided 3-4 “here-and-now” actions. The DSPA considered that such actions have to draw people’s attention to socially relevant issues, and made these issues a subject of public discussion.

Cooperation with working and civil movements

Along with street campaigns, the DSPA took part in labor movements and in civil initiatives directed against illegal construction. In 2011, representatives of the DSPA attended the founding conference of the Russian Socialist Movement.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ↑ В Москве создано новое Российское социалистическое движение Archived 2013-12-24 at the Wayback Machine. («Новый регион», 9 марта 2011) (Russian)
  2. ↑ Новые левые. В Москве учредили Российское социалистическое движение («Каспаров.ру», 8 марта 2011) (Russian)
  3. ↑ М. Шевчук. Левые снова пытаются объединиться («Деловой Петербург», 9 марта 2011) (Russian)
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