On February 24, 2022, the Russian government, led by Vladimir Putin, launched an aggressive war against Ukraine. In the eyes of the world, this war crime has been committed by the whole country; by all Russians.

As a result, against our will we, citizens of the Russian Federation, have been held responsible for this violation of international law; a military invasion and massive loss of life. The enormity of the crime committed leaves no room for silence or passive dissent.

The Russian Anti-War Committee was created in order to oppose this bloody war — to develop a common position, to help people coordinate their efforts, and to resolve the enormous number of problems that have arisen because of Putin’s aggression.

We are convinced of the absolute value of human life, and that individual rights and freedoms are inviolable. Putin’s regime is a threat to these values. We see our task as uniting all forces to resist this.

It was not the Russians who started this war, but a mad dictator. But it is our civic duty to do everything we can to stop it.

Committee projects and initiatives

Members of the Russian Anti-War Committee

Sergey Aleksashenko

economist

Evgeny Chichvarkin

entrepreneur

Konstantin Chumakov

scientist

Marat Gelman

gallerist

Leonid Gozman

politician, psychologist

Dmitry Gudkov

politician

Sergei Guriev

economist

Vladimir Kara-Murza

politician, historian

Garry Kasparov

politician, 13th world chess champion

Mikhail Kasyanov

former Prime Minister of Russia

Mikhail Khodorkovsky

philanthropist, former political prisoner

Evgeny Kiselev

journalist

Mikhail Kokorich

entrepreneur, engineer

Eugene Koonin

biologist

Yulia Latynina

writer, journalist

Elena Lukyanova

lawyer

Kirill Martynov

journalist

Yuri Pivovarov

historian, academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Maxim Reznik

politician

Viktor Shenderovich

writer

Anastasia Shevchenko

political activist

Ekaterina Shulman

politologist

Artur Smolyaninov

actor

Boris Zimin

entrepreneur

Contacts