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THE CONGRESS OF PEOPLE'S DEPUTIES

Transitional Parliament

Documents in progress:

Accepted documents:

Resolution on Relations with Russia’s European Neighbours
Resolution on Relations with Russia’s European Neighbours

The history of Russia is full of tragic episodes in terms of relations with its neighbours. Belarus, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine, Finland, the Czech Republic, and Estonia have repeatedly faced Russia’s imperial policies. Putin’s regime has continued this “tradition”. Russian society cannot become free and fair, cannot create conditions for a […]

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An act of Resistanse Movement
An act of Resistanse Movement

We, the Congress of People’s Deputies, considers that political power in Russia has been appropriated and seized by Putin’s regime, which is a violation of the foundations of the Russian constitutional order (Part 4, Article 3 of the Russian Constitution) and is recognized as a crime (Article 278 of the Russian Criminal Code).

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The Fundamental Declaration of the congress of people’s deputies
The Fundamental Declaration of the congress of people’s deputies

We, the legally elected representatives of the citizens of Russia, endowed by the people with legislative powers, have gathered at our Congress under the present extraordinary circumstances, Aspiring to the preservation of the lives and prosperity of our fellow citizens, Considering it immoral to continue inaction and passively wait for change, Rejecting the regime of […]

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Osovtsov Alexander
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Ponomarev Ilya
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Illarionov Andrey
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Tsarkov Petr
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Vilents Alexey
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Sidelnikov Andrey
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Kurnosova Olga
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Alexandrovskaya Natalia
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Skoybeda Vitaly

International

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Oświadczenie delegatów i uczestników Kongresu w rocznicę paktu "Ribbentrop-Mołotow"

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Apel delegatów Kongresa Deputowanych Ludowych do polityków i obywateli Polski i Litwy

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Звернення З’їзду Народних Депутатів до Верховної Ради та уряду України

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Звернення до народу України

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Постанова З'їзду Народних Депутатів щодо взаємовідносин із європейськими сусідами Росії

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Позиція З’їзду народних депутатів щодо взаємодії країн антіпутінської коаліції з громадянами Росії

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The Fundamental Declaration of the congress of people’s deputies

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An Act of Resistanse Movement

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Deklaracja Założycielska Kongresu Deputowanych Ludowych

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Akt O Ruchu Oporu

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Déclaration Fondamentale du Congrès des Députés du Peuple

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La Loi sur le Mouvement de Résistance

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Основополагаеща Декларация на Конгрес на Народните Депутати

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Акт за Съпротивителното Движение

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The Congress of People's Deputies is a parliament in exile, established in the fall of 2022 at the initiative of a group of Russian deputies of various levels (from federal to municipal) as an alternative legislative body as opposed to the illegitimate State Duma of the Russian Federation, formed on unrecognized "elections".

Three congresses have already taken place in Poland - in November 2022, in February and June 2023.

In total, a little less than 100 deputies take part in the work of the Congress.


Presentation of the Congress of People's Deputies
for the media and the public
(in English)


ANSWERS TO POPULAR QUESTIONS

Who elected the deputies participating in the Congress?
- The Congress of People's Deputies is a meeting of deputies of various levels (federal, regional, municipal), who were elected and won democratic elections in Russia, at a time when elections in the Russian Federation were still recognized by the international community. Our legitimacy, as people's representatives, is not absolute, but in any case, it is much higher than the legitimacy of the so-called State Duma of the Russian Federation, since the elections to it are completely rigged and are not recognized by anyone in the democratic world. Any Russian deputy or senator who takes anti-Putin and anti-war positions can become a delegate to the Congress and take part in its work. Our common platform is set out in the Fundamental Declaration of the Congress. In addition, persons elected to the Opposition Coordinating Council (OCC) in 2012 were admitted to work as delegates to the Congress.
How many deputies participate in the Congress?
– The first session of the Congress, which was held near Warsaw in the city of Yablonnaya on November 4-7, 2022, was attended by 59 delegates. The second session of the Congress in Warsaw on February 20-23, 2023 was already attended by 76 delegates. The third session was also held in Warsaw on 8-11 June 2023 and was attended by 78 delegates. Taking into account rotations, almost 100 delegates take part in the work of the Congress.
What is the legal status of the Congress?
- The Russian Federation considers us an “undesirable organization”, moreover, a Polish non-profit organization, but this is not the case on both counts. We are not an organization in general, and not a Polish NGO, even more so. The Congress does not have any legal registration, it is precisely that the congress is a meeting to which Russian deputies come as bearers of the legitimacy received by each of them in the elections. We are the “shadow parliament” of Russia, which will become the transitional parliament after the fall of the Putin regime. After the end of the transition period (2 years), during which the political system will be restarted, national parliamentary elections will be held and the Congress will transfer power to an elected representative body.
Who finances the Congress?
- Initially, the project was financed by members of the organizing committee for convening the first session of the Congress in the fall of 2022, including Ilya Ponomarev, who contributed a significant part of the event's budget from his own funds. Subsequently, various representatives of Russian business abroad joined the financing of the Congress. However, none of the investors have formal or informal "ownership packages" of the Congress as a political institution.

MAIN DOCUMENTS OF THE CONGRESS OF PEOPLE'S DEPUTIES:

The founding Declaration of the Congress, which sets the worldview that unites all delegates;

Act on the work of the transitional parliament, determining the legal basis for the work of the Congress;

Resistance Movement Act, defining the order of self-organization and the legal framework for the work of the protest movement in the Fatherland and beyond;

The list of priority legislative acts that will be put into effect immediately after the change of power, incl. Peace Act, Lustration Act, Economic Freedom Act, Freedom of Speech Act and other major decisions.