Brotherhood (Ukrainian political party)

The Brotherhood, Fraternity (Ukrainian: Братство, romanized: Bratstvo) is a Ukrainian political party led by Dmytro Korchynsky. Registered by the Ministry of Justice on 5 August 2004. The party represents itself: "Party of Jesus Christ, National Christian Network - a revolutionary Christian community".[1]

For other uses, see Brotherhood.
Brotherhood
Братство
LeaderDmytro Korchynsky
FounderDmytro Korchynsky
Founded5 August 2004 (2004-08-05)
Split fromUNA-UNSO
HeadquartersMarka Bezruchka 27, Kyiv
Paramilitary WingVolunteer Hundred of Jesus Christ
IdeologyUkrainian nationalism
National anarchism
Christian anarchism
Christian nationalism
Revolutionary nationalism
Political positionFar-right
Colours  Black
  White
  Red
Verkhovna Rada
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Website
www.bratstvo.info

The Brotherhood party passed the lottery for participation in the work of district election commissions in the 2012 election to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.[2] After that, according to Dmytro Korchynskyi, it sold its seats in the UEC

Korchynskyi himself calls "Brotherhood" a "philosophical circle".[3]

History

In 2004, some political observers linked Dmytro Korchynskyi's "Brotherhood" with the name of Viktor Medvedchuk and his then party SDPU(o).[4][5] Oleksiy Arestovych became the deputy chairman of the party.[6][7]

Thus, in "Medvedchuk's dungeons" sent out in March 2004, instructions were given to cover in detail the "Brotherhood" action in the mass media and to present angry comments by Leonid Kuchma and Viktor Yanukovych, but to ignore opposition speeches and not to show flags with the words "YES Yushchenko".[8] Another time, when an attempt was made in the prisons to accuse Yushchenko and Yulia Tymoshenko of the seizure of the An-124 "Ruslan" aircraft in Canada,[9] representatives of the "Brotherhood" fought with law enforcement officers near the Canadian embassy in Ukraine.[10]

On March 31, 2004, members of the "Brotherhood" poured glue and water on George Soros, shouting: "Soros, get out of Ukraine, you will not succeed".[11] Later they tried to throw eggs at his car. In response to this situation, George Soros gave the following assessment: "I am surprised that 1+1 gives the air to a person who controls a group of hooligans" - referring to the head of the "Brotherhood" Dmitry Korchinsky (who hosted the "Prote" program).[12]

In July 2004, the "Brotherhood" helped organize a strike at the Zatoka Shipyard, which was co-owned by the deputy chief of staff of "Our Ukraine" Davyd Zhvania.[13][14]

On September 23, 2004, representatives of the "Brotherhood" broke into the building of the Central Election Commission with the demand to open polling stations in Transnistria. As a result of the clash with the CEC guards, one of the guards received a head injury, and some windows were left without glass.[15][16] The next day, Yurii Karmazin assessed this event as an order by the authorities to destabilize the situation in the country..[17]

After the Orange Revolution, Korchinsky's "Brotherhood" united with the National Bolshevik Progressive Socialist Party of Nataliya Vitrenko and opposed the movement of the new government towards NATO and rapprochement with the USA and the EU.[18] According to Korchynskyi, the Party of Regions and the SDPU(o) were to join their newly formed opposition.[19] The day before, Korchynskyi also claimed that, in his opinion, Viktor Medvedchuk "will not lay down his arms" and will become one of the leaders of the united opposition under Viktor Yushchenko's presidency.[20]

After the revolution, representatives of the "Brotherhood" also wrote the phrase "Danilovych, sorry" (Russian: Данилович, прости) on the fences of Kyiv next to the address of their website.[4][21]

At the end of 2017 and in 2018, the party actively blocked the offices of the TV channels "NewsOne" and "ZIK". Activists of the "Brotherhood" began a round-the-clock picketing of the ZIK TV channel under the capital's studio in the International Center of Culture and Arts of the Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine.[22]

Dmytro Korchynsky wrote on Facebook that his people are starting a 24-hour picketing of ZIK, because he received information that Viktor Medvedchuk was going to buy the TV channel.[23][24] In 2019, the TV channel was bought by Viktor Medvedchuk.[25][26]

In May 2021, "Brotherhood" together with other organizations participated in protests demanding the imprisonment of Viktor Medvedchuk and the closure of the TV channels "Akademiya" and "Zdorovya" bought by him.[27][28]

According to media reports, members of the eponymous battalion, created on the basis of the "Brotherhood" party, participated in sabotage inside Russia after the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[29][30]

References
  1. "БРАТСТВО Партія Ісуса Христа". Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  2. "ЦВК визначила членів ОВК: УДАР і Свобода не отримали жодного місця". Archived from the original on 27 August 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  3. "HARD з Влащенко: Дмитро Корчинський, лідер політичної партії "Братство"". Телеканал ZIK. 11 December 2017. Archived from the original on 19 June 2020.
  4. Дмитро Лиховій. Першими старт у передвиборчій медіа-кампанії взяли грошовиті партії «другого ешелону». Чи це їм допоможе? Archived 17 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine // Україна молода (через Українську правду), 01.09.2005.
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  8. Мороз — герой мітингу опозиції у темниках Медведчука Archived 2017-03-29 at the Wayback Machine // Українська правда, 11.03.2004.
  9. Перехоплений темник: Ющенко відповідає за канадські суди, а Гербст — за скажених корів Archived 2014-03-12 at the Wayback Machine // Українська правда, 25.12.2003.
  10. Инцидент у канадского посольства Archived 22 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine // Сегодня, № 297 (1642) за 29.12.2003
  11. Сороса облили клеєм представники «Братства» Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine // Українська правда, 31.03.2004.
  12. Сорос збирається розібратися з власником «1+1» Лаудером, чому його канал виконує «темники» Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine // Українська правда, 31.03.2004.
  13. Соратник Ющенка Жванія знову потрапив у темник. На нього натравили хлопців Корчинського Archived 2014-03-12 at the Wayback Machine // Українська правда, 30.06.2004.
  14. Жванія відправляє Корчинського до Нікарагуа Archived 2014-03-12 at the Wayback Machine // Українська правда, 30.06.2004.
  15. Корчинський спробував захопити ЦВК, а потім пішов до МЗС Archived 23 January 2022 at the Wayback Machine // Українська правда, 23.09.2004.
  16. Марина Сорока. «Братки» Корчинського, відстоюючи право голосу українців з Придністров'я, влаштували погром у Центрвиборчкомі // Подробности, 26.09.2004.
  17. Операція «Яєшня», або «Теракт» проти Януковича Archived 2014-09-30 at the Wayback Machine // Українська правда, 24.09.2004.
  18. Володимир Ар'єв. Скінхеди з «Братства» Корчинського Archived 2017-11-17 at the Wayback Machine // «Закрита Зона», 5 канал (через Українську правду), 26.04.2005.
  19. Корчинський і Вітренко створюють народну опозицію і запрошують усіх без винятку Archived 22 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine // Корреспондент.net, 23.02.2005.
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  23. "ZIK вимагає від "Братства" зняти блокаду та спростовує купівлю каналу Медведчуком". imi.org.ua (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 21 February 2020. Retrieved 2020-02-21.
  24. "ZIK вимагає від "Братства" Корчинського негайно зняти блокаду каналу". Українська правда (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 21 February 2020. Retrieved 2020-02-21.
  25. "Медведчук купив ZIK: з телеканалу йдуть ведучі, реакція соцмереж | Рубрика". rubryka.com. Archived from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 2020-02-21.
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  29. "Карабины из охотничьего магазина, чистые подошвы и одежда. Что не так с историей ФСБ о «ликвидации украинских диверсантов»". The Insider (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-02-10.
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