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Employees of the Military Commissariat Detained by Police
19.05.2011
“Soldiers’ Mothers of Saint-Petersburg” discovered that three unknown young men were trying to serve citizens with draft notices from the Military Commissariat right on the street, outside the doors of the organization. more
From the Pages of "Soldiers Stories" - Serfs of the 21st Century
30.04.2011
At the beginning of March, a cry for help came to our organization all the way from the other side of the country – from the Far East. A young lieutenant, unable by himself to stop the mayhem going on at his company, decided, with the help of the “Soldiers’ Mothers”, to bring the situation to the attention of law-enforcement agencies and the general public. more
The Military Commissar Comes Calling for a Second Time
27.04.2011
A Vyborg woman, after the death of he first son in the military, has her second one drafted away from her. more
Alternative Service in Karelia: What is it?
25.04.2011
Alexei Romashov elected peaceful and indispensable work, needed by many people, over the barracks, drilling and dedovshchina. Alexei is completing his ACS at a nursing home for the elderly and disabled, where he works as a painter. more
Are Russian Military Reforms a Flub?
11.04.2011
Independent experts and human rights defenders at a meeting discussed problems in the Russian armed forces. Government officials did not take part in the discussion. more
Airborne Troopers are Being Made with the Help of a “Nigger,” a “Teacher” and a Pre-Dinner Anthem
04.04.2011
Sergei Astakhov was a “blue beret” for all of three months. That was enough time for him to receive a medical discharge after a stay in a military hospital. His service in the elite forces more closely resembled a prison term in a correctional facility. more
Spring Draft
13.03.2011
Born in 1992, and drafted in June 2010 from Lovozero in the Murmansk region, Sergey Avdeychik was brutally beaten in Pechenga at military unit 08275 of the First Motorized Rifle Battalion (MRB). At present, he is in the intensive care unit at a Pechenga hospital. more
"Beauty" Bares her Teeth
04.03.2011
The latest letter arrived to the organization “Soldiers’ Mothers of Saint Petersburg.” A worried mother wrote to us from the backwoods of Karelia. He was sent to serve near Zelenogorsk at military unit #03216 “U,” based near lake “Krasavitsa” (beauty). The first thing that the “bosses” did was to take away all of the cell phones. more
Russian Soldiers in Gyumri: Sick and Hungry?
18.01.2011
The organization “Soldiers' Mothers of Saint Petersburg” received several calls on their “hotline” from conscripts of a military base located in the Armenian city of Gyumri. more