Wikimedia Russia
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Wikimedia Russia / Wikimedia RU was an approved chapter of the Wikimedia Foundation for Wikimedians living in Russia. Due to local legal pressure, the organization dissolved in 2023.
| Wikimedia RU | |
|---|---|
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| Location | Russia  |
| Country code | RU |
| Legal status | non-profit organization |
| Founding date | May 24, 2008 |
| Extinction | February 26, 2025 |
| Main office | Moscow |
| Membership | 15 |
| Official language(s) | Russian |
| Other language(s) | 26 other languages used by the chapter |
| Director | Stas Kozlovsky |
| Budget | Per project |
| Website | ru.wikimedia.org |
| E-mail address | info@wikimedia.ru |
| Mailing list | wikimediaru-l |
Full name: „Not-for-profit Partnership for the Advancement of Encyclopedic Knowledge «Wikimedia RU»“.
Abbreviated name: NP «Wikimedia RU».
Summary
editThe Non-Commercial Partnership of promotion of distribution of encyclopedic knowledge Wikimedia RU (in Russian: Некоммерческое партнерство содействия распространению энциклопедических знаний «Викимедиа РУ») was approved by the WMF on 2008-05-24, and registered by the state on 2008-11-21. The Partnership operates within the Russian Federation. It supports and promotes Wikimedia projects in all languages; however, most efforts are put into projects in Russian and in other languages of the Russian Federation. There are currently 15 members of the Partnership, about 11 of whom are active.
The main actual activities of the Partnership are:
- Organisation of Wiki-Conferences (something like local Wikimanias).
- Lobbying for free licenses, freedom of panorama, and similar changes in legislation.
- Providing grants and other support to participants of Wikimania.
- Participation in global fundraising.
...and more.
Reports till 2021.
Contacts
editKey dates
edit- WMF approves Russian Chapter: 2008-05-24
- State registration of Wikimedia RU: 2008-11-11
Founding & historic documents
edit- Bylaws in Russian, approved by the Russian Ministry of Justice on November 11, 2008 (copies of formal certificate may be found here).
- Complete translation into English, approved by the Board of Trustees on May 24, 2008.
- w:ru:Википедия:Викимедиа Россия - previous version of Russian Chapter description & its task (in Russian)
- Russian translation of Chapter Agreement
First steps
edit- Task List (in Russian)
- Formation process — Draft of the protocol of the meeting of the founders (in Russian) (done on June 20, 2008).
- Obtaining Chapter Committee approval for bylaws as amended in the process of State Registration.
- Setting up a current account.
Partners
editSee also
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