For Truth За правду
Leader	Zakhar Prilepin
Founded	1 February 2020 (2020-02-01)
Dissolved	22 February 2021 (2021-02-22)[1]
Merged into	A Just Russia — For Truth[2]
Headquarters	Moscow, Russia
Ideology	National conservatism Social conservatism Russian nationalism[3] Anti-liberalism National patriotism
Political position	Economic: Centre-left to left-wing[3] Cultural: Right-wing[4]
National affiliation	All-Russia People's Front[5]
Colours	Purple   Green   Red
Website
zapravdu.org
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For Truth (Russian: За правду; Za pravdu) was a national-conservative political party in Russia. It was established in February 2020 by writer Zakhar Prilepin. On January 28, 2021, the party united with the Patriots of Russia party and A Just Russia.

History

The creation of the movement "For truth" was announced on 29 October 2019 at a press conference by Zakhar Prilepin, Alexander Kazakov, Vadim Samoilov, Eduard Boyakov and Vladislav Bevza.^[6]

The party has called for Russia's annexation of eastern Ukrainian territories as well as the breakaway Georgian regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.^[7]

On 30 November 2019, Prilepin confirmed a plan to transform the movement into a political party to participate in the elections.^[8]

On 1 February 2020, the founding congress of the party was held. At the congress, Zakhar Prilepin was elected party leader.^[9]

On 19 May 2020, the Ministry of Justice added party to the list of parties that can participate in the elections.^[10]

The party participated in the 2020 regional elections in five regions. In the Ryazan region, the party received 7% of the vote, winning 2 seats in the regional parliament, and gaining free access to federal parliamentary elections. In other regions, the party received less than 5% of the votes without passing the electoral barrier.^[11][12]

Notable members

• Zakhar Prilepin, writer;
• Alexander Babakov, Senator from Tambov Oblast;
• Steven Seagal,^[13] actor;
• Nikolai Starikov, writer.