United Civil Front

United Civil Front (UCF; Russian: Объединённый гражданский фронт; ОГФ; Obyedinonnyy grazhdanskiy front, OGF) is a social movement in Russia founded and led by chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov.

[3] Upon the organization's founding, in 2005, Kasparov stated that the UCF "will work to preserve electoral democracy in Russia.

"[4] Kasparov concluded the press conference by stating that, "The primary goal of the systemic opposition is to dismantle the currently existing system and create a free political floor on which free elections can be held in 2007–2008.

One member of the Murmansk branch of the United Civil Front, Larisa Arap, is believed to be victim of psychiatric abuse.

[7][8][9][10][11][12] In 2010 UCF activists held pickets in Moscow to support the Internet campaign Putin must go.

Garry Kasparov
Garry Kasparov at a "Russia without Putin" event in 2010