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​Russian Nationalism and Xenophobia in December 2020. Preliminary Results of the Year
The following is our monthly review of instances of xenophobia and radical nationalism, along with any government countermeasures, for December 2020, as well as a preliminary review of our findings for the year 2020 as a whole.
Suspects arrested in a series of racist murders
In Moscow, Sochi, and Tyumen, six people suspected of multiple murders were detained.
Russian Nationalism and Xenophobia in November 2020
The following is our monthly review of instances of xenophobia and radical nationalism, along with any government countermeasures, for November 2020.
Mikhail Oreshnikov was detained in Indonesia
On November 6, 2020, Mikhail Oreshnikov, a member of the neo-Nazi movement Misanthropic Division, was detained at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia, at the request of the National Central Bureau of Interpol of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia. He is charged with causing bodily harm. On November 28 Oreshnikov was released from jail and flew to Kiev.
Russian Nationalism and Xenophobia in October 2020
The following is our monthly review of instances of xenophobia and radical nationalism, along with any government countermeasures, for October 2020.
Russian March 2020 in Moscow
In Moscow, four competing nationalist organizing committees were involved in preparations for the 4th of November marches, but none of them managed to secure permits from the mayor’s office due to restrictions on mass events imposed due to the epidemiological situation. As a result, the nationalists resorted to less traditional formats.
Will nationalist Vyacheslav Datsik be released on parole?
The court has granted the application of the nationalist who had been convicted of illegal border crossing.
Russian Nationalism and Xenophobia in September 2020
The following is our monthly review of instances of xenophobia and radical nationalism, along with any government countermeasures, for September 2020.
Maxim “Tesak” Martsinkevich in Brief
On September 16, 2020, a well-known neo-Nazi activist Maxim “Tesak'” (“The Hatchet”) Martsinkevich was found dead in a pre-trial detention center in the city of Chelyabinsk.
Russian Nationalism and Xenophobia in August 2020
The following is our monthly review of instances of xenophobia and radical nationalism, along with any government countermeasures, for August 2020.