Kasparov seeks to unite opposition
Former chess champion Garry Kasparov and other prominent liberals launched a new anti-Kremlin movement in Russia.
The organization, called Solidarity after the victorious Polish anti-communist movement, aims to unite the country’s disparate liberal forces and encourage a popular revolution similar to that seen in other ex-Soviet countries.
“We are fighting for victory because we have something to say to our people and something to offer them,” Kasparov said at the founding congress. “On this very day, we are in a position to take stock of past mistakes and act differently.”
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