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Russian Public Opinion 2007 - A Study by the Levada Research Center
In June 2008, the Левада (Levada) Research Center released the ninth edition of its annual report on Russian public opinion, for the year 2007. The nineteenth section of the report is specifically concerned with ethnic relations in Russia, and the Russians' attitudes towards foreigners.
:Hitler's Table Talks; - Extremist Material or Historical Monograph?
On July 8, 2008, the Ulyanovsk Law Court acknowledged as extremist material the book of English historian Hugh Trevor-Roper, :Hitler's Table Talks. 1941-1944;.
The Amazing Adventures of :The Strike of the Russian Gods; in Russia
In June and July 2008 law-enforcement agencies and law courts of different regions of Russia considered the book :Удар русских богов; (:The Strike of the Russian Gods;), and delivered solutions of a surprising variety.
Russian Blogger Receives One Year of Suspended Sentence for a Comment
Today, July 7, 2008, blogger and musician Savva Terentyev received one year of suspended sentence from the City Court of Syktyvkar (Republic of Komi) for his comments to a blog article by local journalist Boris Suranov, posted on February 15, 2007.
June 2008. Monthly summary
In June 2008, no less than 7 attacks of racist and neo-nationalist character were recorded, as the result of which no less than 13 people suffered. Like in May, let us underline that most likely we are not dealing with a real reduction in the activity of the skinheads but with lack of information. In June, incidents were recorded in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Volgograd, Lipetsk, Nizhniy Novgorod, and Yaroslavl.
Investigation of the Neo-Nazi Video with a Murder
In mid-July 2008, the Investigative Committee of the General Prosecutor's Office of Russia admitted that the double murder on the video distributed in August 2007 really took place.
May 2008: Monthly Results
In May 2008, there were at least 13 attacks on individuals, which left 4 people dead and as many as 14 injured. We can note a reduction in skinhead activities, compared to previous months. However, it is important to stress that media neglect is the reason for such apparent decrease in the number of hate crimes.
April 2008: Monthly Results
There were at least 24 racist and Neo-Nazi assaults in April 2008, leaving 6 people dead and at least 38 injured. These numbers do not include the victims of the mass scuffle in the Tver Region, which occurred on April 5, because we are unsure of the nationalistic motivation of the participants. Apart from Moscow, the attacks took place in Vladivostok, Kazan, Nizhny Novgorod, St. Petersburg, Penza, Ryazan, and Stavropol.
The Neo-Nazi groups threaten State and Public Officials
In March 2008, radical right websites started to circulate a list of Chief Justices, including their home addresses and personal information. The list later expanded to include personal data on high-ranking procuracy officials, MIA (MVD) employees, as well as public figures and scientists who work on the problem of xenophobia in Russia. A number of radical right websites posted the web-link to the list, accompanied by direct threats of violence and even murder.
A New Book by SOVA "Ultra-Nationalism and Hate Crimes in Contemporary Russia: The 2004-2006 Annual Reports of Moscow's SOVA Center"
We present a book written by Galina Kozhevnikova in collaboration with Alexander Verkhovsky and Eugene Veklerov and published in the beginning of 2008.