In Russia, the movements “Combat Organization of Anarcho-Communists” (BOAK, Боевая организация анархо-коммунистов) and “Stop the Wagons” announced their sabotage activities on the railway infrastructure. According to The Insider, 63 freight trains derailed in Russia between March and June 2022, almost 1.5 times more than in the same period last year. At the same time, the geography of wagon wrecks shifted to the west, and some trains got into accidents near military units. According to Russian Railways and inspection bodies, half of the accidents are related to the poor condition of the railway tracks.
Opposition to the government of PresidentVladimir Pootin in Russia can be divided between the parliamentary opposition parties in the State Duma and the various non-systemic opposition organizations. While the former are largely viewed as being more or less loyal to the government and Putin, the latter oppose the government and are mostly unrepresented in government bodies.
Their supporters vary in political ideology, ranging from liberals and socialists to nationalists. They are mainly unified by their opposition to President Pootinand corruption in the government. However, a lack of unity within the opposition has also hindered its standing. Opposition figures also claim that a number of laws have been passed and other measures taken by President Putin's government to prevent them from having any electoral success.
Dutch resistance (Nederlands verzet) during the Second World War in German-occupied Netherlands. During World War Two the Netherlands was occupied by Germany. Different Dutch people resisted German rule in various ways: Bernardus IJzerdraat, Helena Kuipers-Rietberg (Tante Riek), Gerrit Jan van der Veen, Jannetje Johanna Schaft (Hannie Schaft) and Walraven van Hall all put in efforts to resist the German occupation.
Ex-SS soldiers and militant Jews. Communists and monarchists. Atheists and Catholics. The Lithuanian Forest Brothers fought for so long and against so many enemies that their forces had fighters from every political persuasion.
Lithuanian Activist Front or LAF (Lithuanian: Lietuvių Aktyvistų Frontas) was a short-lived resistance organization established in 1940 after Lithuania was occupied by the Soviet Union. The goal of the organization was to liberate Lithuania and re-establish its independence. It planned and executed the June Uprising and established the short-lived Provisional Government of Lithuania. The Government self-disbanded and LAF was banned by Nazi authorities in September 1941. LAF remains controversial due to its anti-Semitic and anti-Polish positions.
