Skinhead march in Syktyvkar

On March 5, 2005, a march of young neo-Nazis took place in Syktyvkar (Komi). According to media reports, the marchers "called on the population to interethnic enmity . "

According to eyewitnesses, on the evening of March 5, a column (about 30 people) of RNE supporters aged 15-18, dressed in "uniform" - black hats and leather jackets, blue jeans, marched along the main street of the capital - Communist. A witness to the incident says: “They walked quickly, in an undisciplined column, the latter obviously did not have time to keep up, so they moved by jogging. They shouted something like “Syktyvkar for the Russians!” " . Also, swastikas and stylized fascist inscriptions appeared on the buildings of the city .

Law enforcement officials detained 22 people who participated in the march.

The mayor of the city, Sergei Katunin, considers this incident an emergency for the city. "I would not be so surprised if non-local schoolchildren were in the group. First of all, it is necessary to understand the roots of what happened, to find out what inspired the children to such" exploits ". The mayor instructed his deputy Lyudmila Afanasyeva to hold meetings and conversations with school directors, In a press release, the mayor expressed indignation at the "wall painting" that appeared in Syktyvkar and regret that the city would have to be cleaned at the expense of the budget, since it had not yet been possible to catch the vandals by the hand.

Sources

• Mamchenko K. The mayor of Syktyvkar Sergey Katunin will meet with school directors regarding the activation of skinheads in the city // Komiinform. 2005. March 21.
• Syktyvkar will be cleaned from "wall painting" // Youth of the North (Komi Republic). 2005. March 24.
• He has the RNU badge on his chest, and we don’t know anything more about him? // Youth of the North (Komi Republic). 2005. March 17.