Russian Red Cross Society
Российский Красный Крест
Formation15 May 1867 (1867-05-15)[1]
[3 May 1867 Old Style]
Headquarters5 Cheryomushkinsky Drive, Akademichesky District,
Moscow, Russia
Chairman
Savchuk Pavel Olegovich[2]
Volunteers (2019)
65,000[3]
Websiteredcross.ru

The Russian Red Cross Society (Russian: Российский Красный Крест, tr. Rossiyskiy Krasny Krest, IPA: [rɐˈsʲijskʲɪj 'krasnɨj 'krʲest]) is a volunteer-led, humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistance, disaster relief and education in Russia. It is the designated national affiliate of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.

It is now particularly concerned with problems relating to undocumented migrants, and, with the help of the international federation, provides food parcels and support to people who are detained.[4]

It was established by the order of Emperor Alexander II. Grand Duchess, Elizaveta Fedorovna was responsible for the organisation in Moscow.

There were 109 Red Cross schools of nursing in Russia in 1914. 25,000 Sisters of Mercy were trained between 1914 and 1916. The society ran short courses for nurses and sanitary workers in Moscow in 1919 and provided support for mentally ill soldiers. [5]

Controversies

In October 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Russian Red Cross reduced government costs of the invasion by raising money to help support Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine and their families.[6] In November, Ukraine’s Parliamentary Commissioner for Human Rights accused the Russia Red Cross of stealing ten premises, office equipment, and vehicles in Russian-occupied Crimea from the Ukrainian Red Cross.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "В РОССИИ ОСНОВАНО ОБЩЕСТВО КРАСНОГО КРЕСТА". prlib.ru.
  2. ↑ "Савчук Павел Олегович".
  3. ↑ "Russia: IFRC Country Office 2019". reliefweb.int. 8 March 2019.
  4. ↑ "Red Cross raises TB awareness among women held in Russia". International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent. 24 March 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  5. ↑ Khwaja, Barbara (26 May 2017). "Health Reform in Revolutionary Russia". Socialist Health Association. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  6. ↑ Norton, Tom (2022-10-26). "Fact Check: Is Red Cross Funding Families of Mobilized Russians?". Newsweek. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
  7. ↑ "Russian Red Cross steals property from Ukrainian Red Cross in Crimea". Ukrainska Pravda. 2022-11-03. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
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