▁for ▁Si ber ian ▁Federal isation ▁to ▁take ▁place ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 7 ▁in ▁Nov os ib ir sk . ▁Russian ▁authorities ▁b anned ▁the ▁march ▁and ▁attempted ▁to ▁c ensor ▁media ▁coverage ▁about ▁the ▁event , ▁cit ing ▁a ▁recently ▁passed ▁law ▁against ▁" c alls ▁to ▁mass ▁un rest , ▁extrem ist ▁activities ▁or ▁participation ▁in ▁illegal ▁public ▁events ." ▁The ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁protest ▁was ▁to ▁" rid ic ule ▁the ▁Kre ml in ' s ▁hyp oc ris y ▁in ▁the ▁Anne x ation ▁of ▁Crime a ▁by ▁the ▁Russian ▁Federation ▁and ▁to ▁raise ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁Si ber ia ' s ▁delayed ▁development ". ▁He ▁claimed ▁that ▁Western ▁Si ber ia ▁provides ▁most ▁of ▁Russia ' s ▁oil ▁and ▁gas , ▁but ▁the ▁region ▁gets ▁very ▁little ▁benefit ▁since ▁the ▁tax es ▁go ▁to ▁Moscow . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁Rel ated ▁pages ▁ ▁Aut onom ous ▁administrative ▁divisions ▁of ▁Russia ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁active ▁separ at ist ▁movements ▁in ▁Asia ▁ ▁Sec ession ▁in ▁Russia ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁An is im ova , ▁A . A . ▁and ▁Ol ga ▁E chev ska ia ▁( 2 0 1 6 ) ▁" Read ing ▁Post - S ov iet ▁( Trans ) form ations ▁of ▁Si ber ian ▁Identity ▁through ▁Bi ographical ▁N arr ative ," ▁RE G ION : ▁Regional ▁Studies ▁of ▁Russia , ▁Eastern ▁Europe , ▁and ▁Central ▁Asia ▁ 5 , ▁no . ▁ 2 : ▁ 1 2 7 – 1 4 8 .