"Remember about the Gas Do not buy Russian goods!" ( uk, Пам'ятай про газ не купуй російських товарів!) was a
nonviolent resistance
Nonviolent resistance (NVR), or nonviolent action, sometimes called civil resistance, is the practice of achieving goals such as social change through symbolic protests, civil disobedience, economic or political noncooperation, satyagraha, ...
social
boycott
A boycott is an act of nonviolent, voluntary abstention from a product, person, organization, or country as an expression of protest. It is usually for moral, social, political, or environmental reasons. The purpose of a boycott is to inflict so ...
of
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-ei ...
n goods in
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inva ...
that arose as a reaction to political pressure of the Russian Federation on Ukraine in the
gas conflict of 2005–2006. The campaign had started in December 2005, probably with putting up flyers by unknown activists in
Kropyvnytskyi
Kropyvnytskyi ( uk, Кропивницький, Kropyvnytskyi ) is a city in central Ukraine on the Inhul river with a population of . It is an administrative center of the Kirovohrad Oblast.
Over its history, Kropyvnytskyi has changed its nam ...
(Kirovohrad in 2005). After publicity, this idea had been taken by other social and political organizations. Active actions were being continued in this campaign, mainly in the gas conflict of 2005–2006 and
2008–2009 between Ukraine and the Russian Federation.
Course of events
2005
December 2005, unknown
[«Не купуй російських товарів!»](_blank)
. Gazeta.ua. 20 February 2006 activists in
Kropyvnytskyi
Kropyvnytskyi ( uk, Кропивницький, Kropyvnytskyi ) is a city in central Ukraine on the Inhul river with a population of . It is an administrative center of the Kirovohrad Oblast.
Over its history, Kropyvnytskyi has changed its nam ...
handed around leaflets with the words "''Remember about the gas''", "''Do not buy Russian goods''" and the image of Gas pipe at the height of the
Gas conflict between Russia and Ukraine. News about it was published by
online newspaper
An online newspaper (or electronic news or electronic news publication) is the online version of a newspaper, either as a stand-alone publication or as the online version of a printed periodical.
Going online created more opportunities for newsp ...
br>
"Ves' Kirovohrad" On December 22, and the next few days the news had been reposted by several publications. On December 22 the news appeared on th
website "Maidan"by activists of Alliance "Maidan". On the December 23 the news with calling for a boycott of Russian goods, printing, distributing leaflets, and stickers, sending messages and emails from E-mail with such appeals had been appeared on website "Maidan".
. Maidan. 23 December 2005 According to activists, on December 24, the news had been reporting Ukrainian news sites and later Russian, then the campaign had gained publicity a popularity.
2006
On 4 January 2006, in
Rivne
Rivne (; uk, Рівне ),) also known as Rovno (Russian: Ровно; Polish: Równe; Yiddish: ראָוונע), is a city in western Ukraine. The city is the administrative center of Rivne Oblast ( province), as well as the surrounding Rivne ...
social movement "" and the party
People's Union "Our Ukraine"
The Our Ukraine ( uk, Наша Україна) (prior to mid-July 2009 known as People's Union "Our Ukraine" ( uk, Народний Союз «Наша Україна»)) is a centre-right political party of Ukraine formed in 2005. presented nationwide initiative "Blackmail no! Independence yes!" Among other things, the launch of the first nationwide boycott of Russian goods was announced at a press conference.
On 4 January 2006, in
Kyiv
Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the seventh-most populous city in Europe.
Ky ...
on
Khreschatyk
Khreshchatyk ( uk, Хрещатик, ) is the main street of Kyiv, Ukraine. The street has a length of . It stretches from the European Square (northeast) through the Maidan and to Bessarabska Square (southwest) where the Besarabsky Market i ...
street activists held the first event calling not buy Russian. Young people was supported by singer
Maria Burmaka.
In early January 2006,
"Ukrainian National Assembly" called for a boycott of Russian goods.
2009
On 1 January 2009, Russian Federation had stopped supplying natural gas to Ukraine's during the new
Ukrainian-Russian gas conflict. Gas transit pipeline was completely blocked. That same evening, activists of the Alliance "Maidan" spread through the Internet call for a boycott of Russian goods, recalling the experience of the campaign in 2005–2006. Actions of the Russian authorities to Ukraine gas were called
racketeering
Racketeering is a type of organized crime in which the perpetrators set up a coercive, fraudulent, extortionary, or otherwise illegal coordinated scheme or operation (a "racket") to repeatedly or consistently collect a profit.
Originally and ...
: "''Once more in the early days of the New Year
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...
and its "
Gazprom
PJSC Gazprom ( rus, Газпром, , ɡɐzˈprom) is a Russian majority state-owned multinational energy corporation headquartered in the Lakhta Center in Saint Petersburg. As of 2019, with sales over $120 billion, it was ranked as the large ...
" started gas racket against Ukraine. But every Ukrainian has also leverage on an aggressive neighbor, NOT CONSUME ITS OUTPUT!''"
[Пам'ятай про газ! Не купуй російське!](_blank)
. Maidan. 1 January 2009
In January 2009, the idea was picked up by several
social media
Social media are interactive media technologies that facilitate the creation and sharing of information, ideas, interests, and other forms of expression through virtual communities and networks. While challenges to the definition of ''social me ...
. In particular, it was called to a boycott of Russian goods during the action against Russia's policy towards Ukraine in
Kyiv
Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the seventh-most populous city in Europe.
Ky ...
and
Lviv
Lviv ( uk, Львів) is the largest city in Western Ukraine, western Ukraine, and the List of cities in Ukraine, seventh-largest in Ukraine, with a population of . It serves as the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast and Lviv Raion, and is o ...
.
Gallery
File:Poster of Boycott Rusian goods campaign 2006.jpg, One of the images that were used during the campaign activists
File:Акція посольство РФ 1.JPG, In action at the Russian embassy in Kyiv, 17 January 2009
File:Акція посольство РФ 3.JPG, In action at the Russian embassy in Kyiv, 17 January 2009
Reactions
In December 2005, former Rada Chairman
Volodymyr Lytvyn
Volodymyr Mykhailovych Lytvyn ( uk, Володи́мир Миха́йлович Литви́н, ; born April 28, 1956) is a Ukrainian politician best known for being Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, the Ukrainian parliament. Having previously s ...
said he would not send his friends any
SMS
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with the text "Remember about the Gas Do not buy Russian goods", because he believes that it will increase the ethnic strife.
In 2006, scientists of the Institute of State and Law of the National Academy of Sciences Ukraine expressed that the campaign resulted in strengthening agitation
Party of Regions
The Party of Regions ( uk, Партія регіонів, Partiia rehioniv, ; russian: Партия регионов, Partiya regionov) was a pro-Russian political party in Ukraine formed in late 1997 that then grew to be the biggest party of U ...
and
Viktor Yanukovych
Viktor Fedorovych Yanukovych ( uk, Віктор Федорович Янукович, ; ; born 9 July 1950) is a former politician who served as the fourth president of Ukraine from 2010 until he was removed from office in the Revolution of D ...
during the
election campaign in
2006 parliamentary elections to the introduction of Russian as a second language in Ukraine, and for closer integration of Ukraine with Russia within the
Common Economic Space.
After putting up flyers in
Kropyvnytskyi
Kropyvnytskyi ( uk, Кропивницький, Kropyvnytskyi ) is a city in central Ukraine on the Inhul river with a population of . It is an administrative center of the Kirovohrad Oblast.
Over its history, Kropyvnytskyi has changed its nam ...
by unknown activists, several grocery stores stopped to do orders of Russian chocolate and
beer "Baltika".
According to activists in early 2006 Spiritual Directorate of Buddhists Ukraine "Ninhma in Ukraine" supported its decision to boycott Russian goods. On thei
websitethey allegedly hung a banner "Do not buy Russian goods!"
Estimations
According to historian Yaroslav Svatko he expressed in February 2006, the campaign was unexpected for the Russian government and led to unexpected consequences for her spontaneous, decentralized distribution in society the idea of separation of Ukrainian interests of Russia.
Інформаційна війна України в глобалізованому світі
. Dialoh. 22 February 2006
Name
From the beginning of the campaign name came from the phrase "Remember about the gas" and "do not buy Russian goods" probably with leaflets those were handed by unknown activists in Kropyvnytskyi
Kropyvnytskyi ( uk, Кропивницький, Kropyvnytskyi ) is a city in central Ukraine on the Inhul river with a population of . It is an administrative center of the Kirovohrad Oblast.
Over its history, Kropyvnytskyi has changed its nam ...
. It was used by the activists of Alliance "Maidan" as "Remember the gasdo not buy Russian goods!" In that form phrase was most particularly through the media. But also phrase "Remember the gas do not buy Russian goods" (without the exclamation mark) was widely used. In 2009, the option "Remember the gas! Do not buy Russian goods!" It was also used as well as other derivative forms.
Successors
In August 2013, a public campaign with a similar name and concept emerged in response to the export blockade of Ukraine by Russia. It also got wide publicity and distribution in Ukraine. It was called " Do not buy Russian goods!" Later one more campaign appeared "Boycott Russian Films
Boycott Russian Films ( uk, Бойкот російського кіно, ''Boykot rosiys'koho kino'') is a Ukrainian civic campaign that supports a boycott of Russian films and television series. It is a part of a broader boycott campaign cal ...
".
See also
* Black Pora!
* Russia–Ukraine relations
There are no diplomatic or bilateral relations between Ukraine and Russia. The two countries have been in a state of war since 24 February 2022. Following the Ukrainian Revolution of Dignity in 2014, Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula was occupied by ...
References
Sources
Акція «Не купуй російських товарів!»
. List of news of Alliance "Maidan". Maidan Wiki. 9 January 2006.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Remember about the Gas - Do not buy Russian goods!
2000s in Ukraine
2005 neologisms
Anti-Russian sentiment
Boycotts of Russia
Russia–Ukraine gas disputes
Slogans