Rinat Evstigneev
He also announced the name change of the youth movement "Generation Z" due to the letter Z becoming a symbol of the invasion. The interview had a significant media effect and was distributed to many major media outlets, including the leading Italian newspaper La Repubblica. In another interview, Evstigneev noted that the change of the name of the movement was not directly related to his personal position on the "SMO" (Special military operations) and was not a demonstrative gesture, but a collective decision of the participants who did not want to be associated with the current foreign policy, as they are engaged in social, not political activities.