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Old Problems and New Alliances: Xenophobia and Radical Nationalism in Russia, and Efforts to Counteract Them in 2016
This report by Natalia Yudina and Vera Alperovich is an analytic review of radical nationalism and counteraction to it based on the SOVA's monitoring conducted in 2016.
On The Russian Nation? It may be used as a symbolic act to strengthen national unity against Russia's enemies
This piece by Alexander Verkhovsky is about the president's idea of passing a special law on the Russian nation.
English edition of the book "Criminal Law on Hate Crime, Incitement to Hatred and Hate Speech in OSCE Participating States" released
Sova Center publishes the English version of Alexander Verkhovsky’s study "Criminal Law on Hate Crime, Incitement to Hatred and Hate Speech in OSCE Participating States." 

The book is available in PDF format.
Anti-Extremism in Virtual Russia, 2014–2015

This report by Natalia Yudina is an analytic review of the enforcement of anti-extremist legislation on the Russian segment of the Internet in 2014 and 2015. Download the report on the openDemocracy (doc) and on SOVA (pdf).

Got tagged? Get fined! Russia’s battle against “digital extremism”
This piece by Natalia Yudina is about the peculiarities of enforcing the anti-extremist law on the Internet in Russia. (Русский)
Transformation of the Russian Nationalist Movement: 2013-2016
This piece by Vera Alperovich is about the transformation of the ultra-right wing of Russia's political spectrum, that started in the spring of 2014 when the conflict in Ukraine entered its hot phase.
The Ultra-Right Movement under Pressure: Xenophobia and Radical Nationalism in Russia, and Efforts to Counteract Them in 2015
This report by Natalia Yudina and Vera Alperovich is an analytic review of radical nationalism and counteraction to it based on the SOVA's monitoring conducted in 2015.
Life Without Rights. The Plight of Ahiska Turks in Southern Russia in 2015
Moscow Helsinki Group and SOVA Center for Information and Analysis published report "Life Without Rights. The Plight of Ahiska Turks in Southern Russia in 2015". This report summarizes the results of a research carried out in southern Russia in April through August 2015 by a team of researchers from the MHG and the SOVA.
Download the report on SOVA.
Pro-Kremlin and Oppositional – with the Shield and on It: Xenophobia, Radical Nationalism and Efforts to Counteract them in Russia during the First Half of 2015
This report by Natalia Yudina and Vera Alperovich is an analytic review of radical nationalism and counteraction to it based on the SOVA's monitoring conducted during the First Half of 2015.
Calm Before the Storm? Xenophobia and Radical Nationalism in Russia, and Efforts to Counteract Them in 2014
This report by Natalia Yudina and Vera Alperovich is an analytic review of radical nationalism and counteraction to it based on the SOVA's monitoring conducted in 2014.