Vladislav Ryazantsev

Political position

Vladislav Ryazantsev is known to be standing on unorthodox left, best described as progressive libertarian position. Some people call him neo-communist.

During the interview in October 2013, Ryazantsev publicly calls that «besides basical social transformations, such really progressive steps as voluntary army, optional labour are really attainable now, providing all citizens of Russia with a necessary minimum pension».

During his political career, he was although some critics inside Communist Party of the Russian Federation, at the beginning of 2014 took part in formation of new political party «United communist party», at Constituent congress of party Ryazantsev it was chosen in its central committee. In July, 2015 Ryazantsev left party in connection with a divergence on a number of positions.

Punitive psychiatry

At March, 2011 Vladislav Ryazantsev was sent for a sanity check by the Rostov-on-Don police two days ahead of a March 31 opposition rally that he was to lead.

He was eventually found sane, but only an hour before the rally, one of many held nationwide on the last day of every month with 31 days to draw attention to Article 31 of the Constitution, which guarantees freedom of assembly.

A Rostov-on-Don police spokesman did not immediately return a request for comment about Ryazantsev's detention.

«A senior doctor at the facility told me that unidentified authorities called several hours before I was detained and asked that I be diagnosed as insane,» Ryazantsev said by telephone to the journalist of Moscow Times. To the doctors' credit, they never did.

December 2011 arrest

On 6 December 2011, the day of the protest against results Russian legislative elections, Ryazantsev was arrested in Rostov-on-Don during mass peaceful rally in the center of Rostov for allegedly «resisting police officers» and detained for five days. While in prison, Ryazantsev went on hunger strike to protest against the conditions.

March 2012 arrest

2 March 2012 Vladislav Ryazantsev was arrested after the rally "For Fair Elections" in the Rostov and was sentenced to 10 days of administrative arrest for allegedly "disorderly conduct". The convicted man went on a hunger strike. After three days of hunger strike, the oppositionist was taken from the detention center on the ambulance to the Emergency Care Hospital-2 with acute pain in the stomach, high blood pressure and a sharp decline in blood sugar levels, but the doctors refused to hospitalize him and give any medical aid. Subsequently, the hunger strike ended.

May 2012: arrest before demonstrations

On May 2012 Ryazantsev played a leading role in the Rostov-on-Don demonstrations protesting Putin's inauguration following the presidential election, in support of Moscow opposition March of Millions on May 6, 2012 (in eve inauguration of president of RF) under a slogan will «For honest and legitimate authority!».

On 1 May, the day after Putin was inaugurated, Ryazantsev were arrested before an anti-Putin rally, and were each given 10-day jail sentences. Ryazantsev tried to open the veins during the arrest.

Boycott of Olympic Games-2014 in Sochi

At January, 2014 Vladislav Ryazantsev together with like-minded persons opened out an informative campaign against Olympic Games in Sochi. In the social network of VK.com appeared the group «Boycott of Olympic Games-2014 in Sochi» in which Ryazantsev united with left activist Anton Morvan publishes devastating information about the cost of Olympic Games and scales saw cut at its preparation. In addition, the group collects information about the cruel game shooting of animals in the city-resort. — The Group «Boycott of Olympic Games-2014 in Sochi» is one of many, it is a private initiative of left activists. Its purpose is collection and publication of true information about violations, crimes and peculations during the preparation of the Olympic Games, helping to open eyes people», — Vladislav Ryazantsev reported to the journalist of Donnews.ru. — «In addition, we call to declare boycott, avoid watching the games and buying commodities with symbolism of Olympic Games».

21 January 2014 Vladislav Ryazantsev has been arrested for 15 days in Rostov-on-Don. The opposition member announced a hunger strike. The decision to arrest Ryazantsev was passed by the Sovietskiy District Court of Rostov-on-Don. Vladislav Ryazantsev himself and his public defender Yuri Mironenko associate his arrest with the Olympic Torch Relay in Rostov-on-Don.

4 February 2014 the Rostov Regional Court has upheld the ruling of the Sovietskiy District Court of Rostov-on-Don to arrest Vladislav Ryazantsev for «hooliganism» for 15 days.

Position against war in Ukraine

In June 2014 Ryazantsev supported statement of leftists and anarchists on the confrontation in Ukraine «War against war!», standing against the pro-Russian reactionary regimes of DPR and LPR as well as the new Ukrainian government.

Attack on Ryazantsev

10 January 2017 five men have attacked Vladislav Ryazantsev, one of leader of the Left Block movement and a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, in central Rostov-on-Don and beat him up in the eyes of his wife and passers-by.