Limonka - newspaper of direct action () is a Moscow-based newspaper. Limonka was the official organ of the National Bolshevik Party until it was banned in 2007; since 2010 it has been the official organ of The Other Russia. The name is a play of words on the party's founder surname Limonov and idiomatic Russian for grenade. The organization was banned in 2002.
History
Limonka was founded by Eduard Limonov and it was first published in 1994. On July 26, 2002 it was banned by The Khamovnichesky Court of Moscow for "promoting extremism and calling on overthrowing the constitutional order".Лимонка №205. limonka.nbp-info.ru Federal Agency on Press accused the newspaper of abuse of freedom of the press and violation of Article 4 of the Law "On Mass Media", pointing out that the publications in Limonka are aimed at inciting of social intolerance and discord and contain calls for the forcible seizure of power and propaganda of war.
Oleg Mironov, Ombudsman in Russia, in his report for 2002, substantiated the liquidation of the newspapers Limonka and Russian Host as "a series of steps to curb the propaganda of ethnic hatred".Report of the Ombudsman for Human Rights in the Russian Federation On the Activities of the Ombudsman for Human Rights in the Russian Federation Oleg Mironov in 2002 // Rossiyskaya Gazeta N 140, 15.07.2003; N 141, 16.07.2003; N 142, 17.07.2003; N 143, 18.07.2003; N 146, 23.07.2003; N 147, 24.07.2003; N 148, 25.07.2003; N 151, 30.07.2003; N 154, 05.08.2003; N 156, 07.08.2003
Since then, Limonka was printed under title General Line (). After the ban of the newspaper General Line in 2006, Limonka was published as On the edge (), and in 2007, as Trudodni (). Issue 319 for July 2007 was published under the logo of Other Russia.
In all cases the title Limonka was printed in large letters under new titles (General Line, On the edge, Trudodni) in a smaller font, along with the note that the paper hasn't come out since September 20, 2002 (but retained continuous numbering of newspaper Limonka).
Starting from issue 327, the printed edition was discontinued in favor of digital distribution online in the form of PDF files.
Content Limonka is stylized into punk zine.Punk and national-bolshevism . nazbol.ccLimonov, la légende d'un joueur . marianne.net The newspaper contains articles on radical politics, countercultureФеномен национал-большевистского движения: идеологический, социальный и культурный аспекты. socionauki.ru and "acute" social issues. The newspaper also publishes reports from street protests and direct actions.
Books Поколение Лимонки (Generation of Limonka), Ultra.Kultura, 2005 Поколение Лимонки . ultraculture.ru - book of short stories by a young Russian authors published in Limonka Окопная правда Чеченской войны (Truth of the trenches of Chechen War), Yauza-Press, Moscow, 2007Окопная правда Чеченской войны. ru.delfi.lt - collection of articles about War in Chechnya that were published in the newspaper Limonka Лимонка в тюрьму (Limonka to a prison), Centrpoligraf, Moscow, 2012Захар Прилепин представляет «Лимонка» в тюрьму. genefis-gbr.ruЛимонка в тюрьму. worldbookreview.ru - memories of national-bolsheviks - political prisoners
Contributors Regular Eduard Limonov - founder and editor Sergei Aksenov Aleksandr Averin Andrei Dmitriev Aleksandr Dugin Vladimir Linderman Natalya Medvedeva Zakhar Prilepin Aleksandr Lebedev-Frontov - graphic layout
Occasional Oleg Kashin Roman Konoplev Misha Verbitsky
See also Freedom of the press in the Russian Federation National Bolshevism
Further reading Fabrizio Fenghi, Making post-Soviet counterpublics: the aesthetics of Limonka and the National-Bolshevik PartyMaking post-Soviet counterpublics: the aesthetics of Limonka and the National-Bolshevik Party
References
External links Limonkas official website Limonka archive Limonka – poetry Limonka on YouTube National Bolshevik Party