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A Series of Neo-nazi Attacks in Moscow
On October 20, 2007, in Moscow, a group of up to 30 teenagers, presumably football fans, attacked several people, and as a result one of the victims died. All of the assaulted people were of "non-Slavic" appearance. The incidents took place after a football match between the "Spartak" and "Moskva" clubs.
Attempt of Terrorist Act on a Concert in St. Petersburg
On October 13, 2007, in St. Petersburg, a ska/punk/hardcore festival :Music of the Streets; became a target of several neo-nazi attacks.
A High Profile Neo-nazi Leader Currently Under Investigation
On September 27, 2007, in Voronezh, a criminal case was filed against Dmitry Rumyantsev for the dissemination of hate propaganda covered under article 282, part 1 (incitement of hatred on the basis of race and ethnicity). Rumyantsev is one of the leaders of the National-Socialist Society (NSO), a relatively small, but well-promoted neo-nazi network. The charges have been brought in connection with his speech at a demonstration in Voronezh on July 21, 2007.
Statistics of Racist and Neo-Nazi crimes in Russia. January - September 2007
In the period of January 1 to September 30, 2007, in Russia, there were no less than 230 racially motivated attacks affecting a total of 409 people, including 46 fatalities. Last year in the same period, there were 180 attacks with 401 victims, 41 of them dying as a result.