The governor of the Oryol region spoke out against neo-Nazis

On January 12, 2005, the governor of the Oryol region, Yegor Stroyev, spoke out against Nazism at a meeting with students of the Faculty of Journalism of the Oryol State University, dedicated to the Day of the Russian Press. "I am a Russian to the marrow of my bones. I always defend the Russians. But I will never understand the RNU movement when they draw a fascist swastika and Hitler's slogans, when they try to control the public consciousness," the governor said . According to the IOP "United Europe", the governor spoke publicly for the first time about the activation of the Nazis in the Oryol region.

Sources

• Eagle. Maksimov Y. Governor opposes nationalists // REGIONS.RU. 2005. January 14