About us

Of course, our dream is to build and strengthen pro-democracy Russian communities inside Russia - not in exile.

However, the dictatorship in Russia makes this impossible by targeting pro-democracy Russians with repressive measures and denying them their constitutional rights. Many members of our communities were forced to flee the country due to politically motivated persecution and have found safety in the United States, for which we are deeply grateful to the American nation.

Even here in the U.S., the Russian government continues to target Russian pro-democracy activists through politically motivated transnational repression. Below are several examples of such actions against RADR, a U.S.-based organization:

In December 2023, the Russian government labeled RADR as an “undesirable organization” under Russian federal law. This designation effectively criminalizes the activities of Russian citizens who support or associate with RADR.

In December 2024, Russian authorities charged Raisa Boiko, a RADR volunteer in Miami, FL, with participating in the activities of an “undesirable organization.”

In May 2025, RADR coordinators Dmitry Valuev and Nadia Valueva were added to Russia’s official registry of terrorists and extremists. Neither of them has ever engaged in or supported terrorism in any form.

On July 2, 2025, Russia’s Parliamentary Committee asked the Prosecutor General to investigate over 100 activists and groups abroad, including RADR, for supporting an open letter to NATO’s Hague summit urging aid to Ukraine and tougher measures against Russia.

Project Team

Dmitry Valuev

President

Elena Kuzmina

Political Prisoners project coordinator

Milena Medvedeva

Detention project coordinator

Nadia Valueva

Project coordinator

Community Coordinators

Anna Berbeneva

Sacramento, CA

Yulia Zaporozhtseva

New York, NY

Elena Kuzmina

Chicago, IL

Alex Zaporozhtsev

New York, NY

Dmitry Valuev

Washington, D.C.

Nadia Valueva

Washington, D.C.

Rustem Teliapkulov

Tampa, FL

Pro-democracy Russians protesting in New York

Russian America for Democracy in Russia (RADR) is a non-profit and non-partisan organization with 501(c)(3) status, uniting Russians in the United States who advocate for freedom and democracy in Russia, as well as for the victory of Ukraine in the war against Putin's dictatorship. RADR unites local communities in different cities and states of the United States, which first came together in January 2021 on the wave of protests in support of Alexei Navalny.

Our mission is to strengthen and develop our communities in order to be useful to our new home - the United States, to be able to provide assistance to new immigrants from Russia, and also to be able to make positive changes in Russia, the place of birth and growing up for most of us.