Wikimedia Russia
| Wikimedia RU | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | Russia  |
| Country code | RU |
| Legal status | non-profit organization |
| Founding date | 24 May 2008 |
| Main office | Moscow |
| Membership | 18 |
| Official language(s) | Russian |
| Other language(s) | 26 other languages used by the chapter |
| Director | Vladimir Medeyko |
| Key people | Stas Kozlovsky (Executive Director) |
| Budget | Per project |
| Phone number | +74993906445 |
| Mobile number | +79219403979 |
| Website | www.wikimedia.ru |
| E-mail address | info@wikimedia.ru |
| Mailing list | wikimediaru-l |
| Wikimedia_RU | |
| WikimediaRU | |
| Coordinates | 55°44'48"N, 37°32'13"E |
| Mailing address | 125009, Russia, Moscow, Vozdvizgenka street, 10, office 350, 3 floor, office Wikimedia RU |
- CH Wikimedia CH
- GB Wikimedia UK
- KR 위키미디어 한국
- RU Викимедиа РУ
- US-NYC Wikimedia New York City
- CAT Amical Wikimedia
- ESP-WE Wikiesfera Grupo de Usuarixs
- H-GAPS H-GAPS User Group
- MK-SK Shared Knowledge
- NGA-HA Hausa Wikimedians User Group
- NGA-IG Igbo Wikimedians User Group
- RU-Don Don Wikimedians User Group
- US-NE New England Wikimedians
- WJ WikiJournal
- WK? Whose Knowledge?
Wikimedia Russia / Wikimedia RU is an approved chapter of the Wikimedia Foundation for Wikimedians living in Russia.
Full name: „Not-for-profit Partnership for the Advancement of Encyclopedic Knowledge «Wikimedia RU»“.
Abbreviated name: NP «Wikimedia RU».
Summary[edit]
The Non-Commercial Partnership of promotion of distribution of encyclopedic knowledge Wikimedia RU (in Russian: Некоммерческое партнерство содействия распространению энциклопедических знаний «Викимедиа РУ») was approved by the WMF on 2008-05-24, and registered by the state on 2008-11-21. The Partnership operates within the Russian Federation. It supports and promotes Wikimedia projects in all languages; however, most efforts are put into projects in Russian and in other languages of the Russian Federation. There are currently 12 members of the Partnership, about 4 of whom are active.
The main actual activities of the Partnership are:
- Carrying of Wiki-Conferences (something like local Wikimanias).
- Lobbying of free licenses, freedom of panorama and similar changes in legislation.
- Providing of grants and other support to participants of Wikimania.
- Participation in global fundraising.
...and more.
Reports till 2020.
Contacts[edit]
Postal address: 125009, Russia, Moscow, Vozdvizgenka street, 10, office 350.
Web: ru.wikimedia.org (wiki)
Mailing List: wikimediaru-l
Email: info@wikimedia.ru or press@wikimedia.ru
Facebook: www.facebook.com/WikimediaRU
LinkedIn: Викимедиа РУ
Vk.com: vk.com/wikimedia
Key dates[edit]
- WMF approves Russian Chapter: 2008-05-24
- State registration of Wikimedia RU: 2008-11-11
Founding & historic documents[edit]
- Bylaws in Russian — approved by the Russian Ministry of Justice on November 11, 2008 (copies of formal certificate may be found here).
- Complete translation into English — approved by the Board of Trustees on May 24, 2008.
- w:ru:Википедия:Викимедиа Россия - previous version of Russian Chapter description & its task (in Russian)
- Russian translation of Chapter Agreement
First steps[edit]
- Task List (in Russian)
- Formation process — Draft of the protocol of the meeting of the founders (in Russian) (done on June 20, 2008).
- Obtaining Chapter Committee approval for bylaws as amended in the process of State Registration.
- Setting up a current account.
Partners[edit]
- Wikimedians of Bashkortostan User Group
- Wikimedians of Erzya language User Group
- Wikimedia Community of Tatar language User Group
- Don Wikimedians User Group
- Wikimedia Community of Saint Petersburg User Group
- North-West Russia Wiki-Historians User Group
- Wikipedians of North Caucasus User Group
