The Russian Tsargrad Movement, an ally of HVIM, organized a demonstration in front of the Hungarian Consulate in St. Petersburg to stand up for the Transcarpathian Hungarians oppressed by Ukrainian chauvinists. The HVIM has recently been in the media for its „Russian friendliness” on the occasion of the Day of Outbreak. This was the organisation’s reaction to the accusations and allegations, and it also analysed the issue in detail.
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On Sunday, 23 March, dozens of activists of the Tsargrad Movement held up a banner in front of the Hungarian Consulate in the centre of St Petersburg with the following inscription:
„Transcarpathia is not Ukraine! Long live the hungarians in Transcarpathia!”
With this action, Tsargrad is not only standing up for the Hungarian people of Transcarpathia, but also showing its sympathy for the entire Hungarian nation. As one of them said:
„Let us do what our governments do not do: bring our nations closer together!”
In addition to the logo of the Russian movement, the banner was also decorated with the logo of HVIM, signifying the alliance between the two movements.
What exactly is the Tsargrad movement and what does it stand for?
Tsargrad is a movement of thousands of people in Russia, grounded in the white, monarchist, Orthodox Christian tradition understood in the context of the revolutionary civil war. Their role models include some of the greatest anti-communist heroes, such as Alexander Kolchak, an admiral in the Russian Imperial Navy, who fought against the Bolsheviks in Siberia and Eastern Russia as a leader of the White Army during the Russian Civil War. Or General Anton Genyikin, who played a major role in the White movement and in leading the Volunteer Army of Southern Russia against the Bolsheviks, or General Pyotr Vrangel, who organised anti-communist forces in the Crimea towards the end of the Russian Civil War.
Based on the white, monarchist, Orthodox Christian tradition understood in the context of the revolutionary civil war, Tsargrad is a movement of thousands of people in Russia. It supports Russia’s political and cultural independence and is often critical of Western influences that it considers harmful to Russian society. The movement was named after the Russian name for historic Constantinople (now Istanbul). This is a reference to the imperial heritage of which they see themselves as the custodians, heirs and guardians in the present day.
HVIM members met Tsargrad for the first time at a conference in Rome, although not in person, as the Russians were only able to participate via skype call. However, the two organisations then contacted each other and an interview was conducted in the year of the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian war.
The conversation shows that both organisations are grounded in tradition, in monarchism, in true right-wingism. That is why there is a basis for common action, whether it is a common stand against the supremacy of Americanism or against the persecution of Christians.
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