Strategy-31

Civic movement in support of the right to peaceful assembly in Russia Strategy-31Strategy-31 logoNative name Стратегия-31DateJuly 31, 2009 (2009-07-31)Time18:00, on the 31st of every month with 31 daysLocationMoscow, Triumfalnaya Square, Saint Petersburg near Great Gostiny Dvor and other Russian citiesOrganised byEduard Limonov, Moscow Helsinki Group, Memorial society, Solidarnost, Oborona, Gayrussia.ru, Movement Against Illegal Immigration, Movement For Human Rights, and other organizationsParticipantsrepresentatives of Russian opposition, human rights activists Strategy-31 (Russian: Страте́гия-31) is a series of civic protests in support of the right to peaceful assembly in Russia guaranteed by Article 31 of the Russian constitution. Since July 31, 2009, the protests were held in Moscow on Triumfalnaya Square on the 31st of every month with 31 days. The name is an example of a trend in organizations' naming themselves after sections of treaties and law, something that Zachary Elkins has called "chapter-verse branding." History One of the organizers of Strategy-31 Eduard Limonov in March 2010 Described as an "elite organization" by American Foreign Policy magazi