MONITORING

Since the first days of Russian aggression against Ukraine, groups and individuals united by the decision to resist this tyranny have been joining the defending Ukrainians. Even within the aggressor country, many have refused to remain mere bystanders, leading to the creation of numerous active initiatives. They are represented by the faces in the header.
The MAGNIFICENT EIGHT project has been mapping the forces of resistance in Russia, Ukraine, and in exile since April 2022. The findings are continuously updated.

FACES | INITIATIVES | ACTIONS

Behind every logo or chevron stands a group of determined people. Every point on the timeline represents one courageous act by various initiatives. While military units are practically all fighting alongside the defenders of Ukraine, partisans are undermining the Russian regime and its war machine in Russia and Belarus. Political initiatives provide an umbrella for the resistance and support it with information, build relationships with the West, and, above all, do not underestimate the necessity of coalitions and alliances.

Civic initiatives, however, form the necessary foundation for all the previous ones. Not everyone can derail a train, but anyone can express dissent or help their neighbor if they want to.

Mapping resistance forces often resembles untangling several intertwined balls of yarn. When successful, the process reveals exactly where each thread leads.

RUSSIANS WHO ARE NOT SILENT | PATRON

Together we make the Russian resistance visible.

Let us push the Russian resistance into the public debate. Let us defy the Russian regime as well as our own prejudices. When we talk and write about them—and when there are many of us—propaganda will have a harder time. And that is already something. Every bit counts.

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