Nazi pogrom in Berdsk

On September 30, 2005, in the city of Berdsk, Novosibirsk Region, a group of skinheads attacked guest workers from Uzbekistan.

In the middle of the working day, a group of about 15 people, armed with sticks, broke into the premises of the paving slab production workshop and started beating guest workers from Uzbekistan who worked there.

At least four people were injured in the attack. Two of them were hospitalized (one with severe head injuries, the other with a broken jaw).

The attack, which was only the most high-profile crime in a series of racist attacks in the city, became known The attacks became known only in February 2006, when the case of the "Berd skinheads" was brought to court.

** Voronov Konstantin. Berdsk skinheads picked up three articles // Kommersant - Western Siberia. 2006. February 8.

Koshmarchuk Maxim. In the city of Berdsk, Novosibirsk region, a criminal case was brought to court on charges of extremist activities against four teenagers who were members of a skinhead group // RIA Novosti. February 7, 2006.**