Remember about the Gas – Do not buy Russian goods!
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"Remember about the Gas – Do not buy Russian goods!" (Ukrainian: Пам'ятай про газ – не купуй російських товарів!) was a nonviolent resistance social boycott of Russian goods in Ukraine that arose as a reaction to political pressure of the Russian Federation on Ukraine in the gas conflict of 2005–2006. The campaign started in December 2005, most likely with flyers posted by unknown activists in Kropyvnytskyi (Kirovohrad in 2005). After gaining publicity, this idea was adopted by other social and political organizations. The campaign remained active during the gas conflict of 2005–2006 and 2008–2009 between Ukraine and the Russian Federation.
Course of events
2005
In December 2005, unknown activists in Kropyvnytskyi handed out leaflets with the words "Remember about the gas", "Do not buy Russian goods" and the image of a gas pipe at the height of the gas conflict between Russia and Ukraine. News about the leaflets was published by the online newspaper "Ves' Kirovohrad". On December 22, and the next few days the news item was repeated by several publications. On December 22 the leaflet campaign appeared on the website "Maidan" by activists of Alliance "Maidan". On December 23 the news item called for a boycott of Russian goods. It also called for printing and distributing leaflets and stickers.
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Chronology, provenance and viewpoint should be read together before a broad social or political interpretation is accepted. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 6, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q19750503. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2009.
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