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Vladimir Linderman

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Vladimir Ilyich Linderman
Влади́мир Ильи́ч Ли́ндерман
BornNovember 3, 1958(1958-11-03)(age65)
Riga,Latvian SSR
Nationalitynon-citizen of Latvia
Occupation(s)politician, publicist
Known forRussian minorityrightsactivism
Political partyFor native language!
MovementNational Bolshevik Party
PartnerTatjana Zubareva
Children4 children

Vladimir Ilyich Linderman(‹See Tfd›Russian:Влади́мир Ильи́ч Ли́ндерман,Latvian:Vladimirs Lindermans,pseudonymAbel(А́бель); born November 3, 1958) is aLatvianandRussianpublicist, political dissident ofJewish[1][2]origin, and a member of Russia's unregisteredNational Bolshevik Partysince 1997. Linderman is anon-citizen of Latvia.[3]

Biography

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In 1991, Linderman worked in the Russian editorial office of theAtmodanewspaper. In 1998 he was the leader of the Latvian branch of theNational Bolshevik Party(NBP). From 2002, Linderman was a member of the Central Committee of the NBP. In November 2002, he went toSaratovto take part in the trial of the NBP founderEduard Limonovas a defence witness. On September 24, 2003, Linderman was arrested by theFederal Security Service(FSS) inMoscowand spent 19 days inLefortovo Prison.[2]Latvia requested Russia to extradite him, but Russia refused, citing fears of political persecution.[4]On June 21, 2006, Linderman was arrested again, but during his convoying to Latvia Linderman escaped and remained in hiding for two more years.[2]

In 2008, Linderman was finally found and on March 20 extradited to Latvia, where he was accused of storing explosives, calling to overthrow the political system and planning to assassinate thePresident of LatviaVaira Vīķe-Freiberga.[4]On October 6, 2008, Linderman was given a one-year prison sentence suspended for twelve months for the possession of aTNTblock with a detonator, but was cleared on the charges of inciting to overthrow the government due to lack of evidence. On October 26, 2008, he attempted to enterEstoniafromFinland,but was detained at theTallinn Passenger Port,where Linderman was informed he is banned from entering the country and sent back to Finland.[5]

In 2009, Linderman became the founder and leader of theLatvianpolitical partyThe 13 January Movement.[6][7] In 2011, he was the co-founder of anNGOcalled "Mother Tongue" that initiated the unsuccessfulconstitutional referendum for making Russian a second state language in Latvia.[8][9][10]On July 16, 2012, Linderman renamed The 13 January Movement toFor the Native Language!and registered it as a political party.[11]Soon after, he called his supporters to boycottSEB bankafor refusing to open a bank account for the party.[12]

In 2013, Linderman became the unofficial leader of a newly founded organization “Let’s Protect Our Children” that along with another organization called "Kin" began collecting signatures to initiate a referendum against "gay propaganda".[3]In 2014, he and several other pro-Russian activists appeared in theVictory Daycelebration at theMonument to the Liberators of Soviet Latvia and Riga from the German Fascist Invaderswithflags of Donetsk People's Republicand expressed their support for the pro-Russian separatists.[13]

On May 8, 2018, Linderman was arrested by the Security Police[14][15]for a suspectedincitement of national, ethnic and racial hatred,performing activities aimed against Latvia's independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity, state power and government structure, as well as organizing mass riots[16]in a March 31 speech he gave at the "All-Latvian Parents Gathering" organized by theLatvian Russian Union.[14]On May 10 Linderman was kept in custody,[17]but finally released on May 22.[16][18]

References

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  1. ^A conversation with comrade Abel(in Russian)
  2. ^abcShort biography(in Russian)
  3. ^abSpriņģe, Inga (January 10, 2016)."The Rise of Latvia's Moral Guardians".Re:Baltica.RetrievedJanuary 24,2016.
  4. ^abSaule, Talis (March 16, 2008)."National Bolshevik leader arrested".The Baltic Times.RetrievedDecember 5,2011.
  5. ^"Lindermans attempted to enter Estonia".The Baltic Course.October 29, 2008.RetrievedDecember 5,2011.
  6. ^"Lindermans succeeded in registering a party"(in Russian).Delfi.February 1, 2010.RetrievedDecember 5,2011.
  7. ^Зарегистрирована партия Линдермана «Движение 13 января»
  8. ^"Latvians Reject Russian as Co-Official Language".The Moscow Times.February 20, 2012.RetrievedAugust 5,2012.
  9. ^Pētersone, Karina (February 14, 2012)."Latvia has been thrown into a pre-referendum debate in February".The Baltic Course.RetrievedAugust 5,2012.
  10. ^Pētersone, Karina (February 19, 2012)."Minority rights and national identity: debates on Russian language in Latvia".15min.lt.RetrievedAugust 5,2012.
  11. ^Petrova, Alla (July 25, 2012)."Lindermans' party For Native Language officially registered in Latvia".The Baltic Course.RetrievedAugust 5,2012.
  12. ^Kolyako, Nina (July 25, 2012)."SEB banka refuses to allow For Native Language to open account".The Baltic Course.RetrievedAugust 5,2012.
  13. ^"Donetsk Flag Flies in Latvia as Russians Mark Victory Day".Naharnet.May 9, 2014.RetrievedAugust 27,2014.
  14. ^ab"Pro-Russian activist arrested in Latvia for a speech at All-Latvian Parents Gathering".Baltic News Network.LETA.May 9, 2018.RetrievedAugust 27,2018.
  15. ^"Security Police detain pro-Russia activist".Public Broadcasting of Latvia.May 9, 2018.RetrievedAugust 27,2018.
  16. ^ab"Pro-Russian activist in Latvia released from arrest".Baltic News Network.LETA.May 22, 2018.RetrievedAugust 27,2018.
  17. ^"Pro-Russia activist kept in custody".Public Broadcasting of Latvia.May 10, 2018.RetrievedAugust 27,2018.
  18. ^"Rabble-rouser Lindermans released from custody".Public Broadcasting of Latvia.LETA.May 22, 2018.RetrievedAugust 27,2018.
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