Saturday, July 26, 2025 at 14:30 on Embassy of Russia (Rua Visconde de Santarém 71, Lisboa) there will be a 🙋 121th Weekly protest

ADRL Talks

Discussion Club (Public Beta)

We are trying to create a safe space where the goal is to exchange new ideas, which we all sorely lack right now, rather than argue, which we have in abundance.

Recommendations for communicating in the discussion club's chat:

• The most important thing: Offer ideas on how to organize the future Russia, preferably ones that the majority of Russians will support, otherwise there will be no change.
• Listen sincerely: Seek to understand the point of view of the interlocutor, and do not just wait for your turn to speak. Ask questions to clarify the position, not refute it.
• Seek common goals: Even with different views, you can often find common ground. For example, everyone wants a better future, security or prosperity. Start here.
• Avoid labels and stereotypes: Don't put people in categories ("liberal," "conservative"). Communicate with the person, not their supposed "ideology."
• Focus on respect: Even if you disagree, show that you value the other person. Phrases like "I understand why you think that way" or "interesting perspective" soften the tone.
• Focus on ideas, not winning: Political philosophy is not a sport where there needs to be a winner. Discuss how ideas can work in practice, not who is right.

Join the Discussion Club video on how to connect

We offer an anonymous messenger SimpleX as a tool for more or less secure interaction with us. In Russia, clicking on the link will be recorded by the FSB monitoring system installed at every Russian provider. Another possible vulnerability, experts believe, is the structure of the Internet, which uses IP addresses. To protect against these two types of threats, you can use a VPN or Tor (for example, the Orbot application). Remember that surveillance equipment is being improved, and that no technical means will protect you from having your phone or computer seized, nor from torture.

Lectures and conferences

Vision for the Future of Russia (manifesto)

December 22, 2024. This is not the final edition of the manifesto, but its main points, in our opinion, which we offer for wide discussion.

• Establish a government-in-exile and draft a constitution that inspires Russians to embrace change and new leadership.
• End the war in Ukraine and facilitate the complete withdrawal of Russian troops.
• Remove officials and enablers of the regime from power, including propagandists.
• Place Russia’s nuclear weapons under civil society and international institutions’ control and promote global nuclear disarmament.
• Lustrate current judges and implement judicial reforms, prioritizing human rights and international law while declassifying archives dating back to 1917.
• Release prisoners of war, political detainees, and illegally detained Ukrainian civilians, ensuring a fair review of all past legal cases.
• Secure the safe return of abducted Ukrainian children to their families.
• Hold war criminals accountable, exposing the crimes of Bolshevism, Stalinism,Putinism, and propaganda.
• Abolish oppressive security agencies like the FSB and FSIN, and reestablish law enforcement institutions that serve the people.
• Build institutions based on civil society, education and political engagement of people.
• Implement self-government, self-determination, a true federation, registration of parties, airtime for election campaigns.
• Rebuild Ukraine and restore diplomatic relations with the world.
• Reform the education system, retrain teachers, and hold accountable those who have harmed children.
• Prioritize national resources for improving healthcare, education, and the overall well-being of Russian citizens, and the value of human life.
• Preserve and support the diverse cultures and languages of all peoples within Russia.

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