Nationalist actions in different cities of Russia

On January 28, 2007, nationalist rallies took place in some Russian cities. The organizers of the events were the Movement Against Illegal Migration (DPNI), “Slavic Union”, “Union of the Russian People”, etc. These events were organized by the same forces that held the “Russian March” on November 4, 2006. Formally, the actions were held under the slogan “In support of respect for the constitutional rights of prisoners.”

Moscow.

About 300 people gathered on Triumphal Square in Moscow - activists of the DPNI, the Slavic Union (SS), the National Power Party of Russia, the Russian National Union (RONS), and a group in support of V. Kvachkov.

Among the event participants were: DPNI leader Alexander Belov, Tatyana Mironova (wife of Boris Mironov and motherof Ivan Mironov ), Nadezhda Kvachkova (wife ofVladimir Kvachkov ), co-chairman of the NDPR Alexander Sevastyanov, as well as the notorious State Duma deputies Dmitry Rogozin, Nikolai Kuryanovich and Andrey Savelyev.

The action was allowed by the Moscow authorities, with the condition that no nationalist or political slogans would be heard at it.

Those gathered demanded the release of political prisoners - Vladimir Kvachkov (he is accused of the assassination attempt on Anatoly Chubais), Boris Mironov, accused under Article 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, servicemen Evgeny Khudyakov and Sergei Arakcheev, accused of murdering three natives of Chechnya in 2003, the head of the GRU special forces group Eduard Ulman (he is accused of killing six civilians in Chechnya in 2002),

Also in their speeches, some speakers called for the abolition of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("incitement of hatred or enmity, as well as humiliation of human dignity").

The rally participants held posters in their hands : “Today the Jewish question is a question of glory or dishonor of Russia. A question of life or death of the Russian people.” Before the event, documentary films on DVD “Stalin - the scourge of God”, “The Eternal Jew”, “Russia with a knife in the back” were distributed

Tatyana Mironova stated that “the authorities, represented by ethnic criminal groups, are fighting the Russians,” and called on those gathered to be “nationalists in a good sense.” Dmitry Rogozin in his speech shouted “Down with the anti-people, anti-Russian government! Glory to Russia!” . In response, the young people present at the rally raised their right hands in the air in a Nazi salute. The most prominent speaker was DPNI leader Alexander Belov, who used obscene language in his speech. We need the power of the Russian people!” “Death to the enemies of Russia!” Potkin finished, traditionally shouting.

More than 2 thousand police officers kept order. During the action, law enforcement authorities detained four people who tried to raise slogans that “were not announced in advance.” Nikolai Kulikov, head of the department for work with security agencies of the Moscow government, said that “it was an ordinary rally.” “These were people who calmly held their rallies in support of Kvachkov,” he noted.

Saint Petersburg.

In St. Petersburg, about 100 people took part in the rally, including journalists and police officers. The protesters nevertheless tried to “march”, going out onto the roadway and chanting the slogans “Glory to Russia” and “Russians, forward.” But due to the small number of participants, the protesters were immediately “dissected” by the police into small groups and “directed” to the metro.

The editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Orthodox Russia" Konstantin Dushenov spoke at the rally, against whom the prosecutor's office opened a criminal case under Article 282.

None of the event participants were detained.

Novosibirsk

About 300 people gathered in Novosibirsk (almost the same as in Moscow). The organizers of the event were DPNI, RONS.

The two-hour event took place on the square near the building of the Novosibirsk State Scientific and Technical Library named after Lenin. The editor of the local newspaper "Russian Siberia" Igor Kolodezenko was named among the political prisoners.

Boris Mironov, who was released on bail pending trial, spoke at the event. In his speech, Boris Mironov accused “bankers Aven and Fridman” of drug trafficking and reported that it was mainly Slavs who were in prison. The demonstrators adopted an appeal to President Vladimir Putin and Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika demanding “to stop the pressure on the Russian people.” City Council deputy Alexander Lyulko also spoke at the rally.

There were about 10 police officers standing in different places.

In Krasnodar, activists and supporters of DPNI distributed leaflets.

In Novorossiysk, a picket was held at the monument to the “Victims of Political Repression,” organized by the Union of the Russian People (RNR), the Cossacks and the “national-patriotic public of the city.” About 50 people took part in the event.

Spontaneous actions also took place in Sochi and Anapa .

In Krymsk, Boris Solomakha, the organizer of a local protest and the editor-in-chief of the newspaper Vesti Slavyan Yuga Rossii, was detained. It is not entirely clear what was the reason for his detention - an unauthorized action or nationalist slogans.

Reference . The editor-in-chief and founder of the newspaper "News of the Slavs of the South of Russia" - Boris Solomakha, one of the veterans of national-patriotic organizations, was a member of the "Spiritual and Tribal Power of Russia" , a right-wing radical neo-pagan organization; is also a member of the NDPR. The newspaper, published since 1994, positions itself as “Russian, national, Cossack, anti-democratic, security force.”

Two pickets took place in Chita . This is due to the fact that on the eve of the protest, a split occurred in the regional branch of the RNC. At 14.00, protesters gathered on Lenin Square, led by the editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Russian Transbaikalia" Alexander Yaremenko. The protesters held posters with the inscriptions “Freedom for the Kharagunians! ” and “Russian order, Russian law. If you don’t agree, get out!” . During the rally, leaflets and the newspaper “Russian Transbaikalia” were distributed. Later they were replaced by activists from the second half of the RNC, led by Sergei Avdeev. In addition to slogans in support of Russian political prisoners, those gathered held Orthodox icons and anti-Chubais posters. During the picket, Chita anti-fascists arrived on the square and entered into a verbal altercation with the protesters. After the rally, the skinheads who took part in the action beat up two informals.

A small rally of RNC supporters, led by the leader of the Amur branch of the organization, Igor Terekhov, took place in Blagoveshchensk , near the central department store. Those who gathered, about 50 people, among other things, demanded that the “Russophobic” Article 282 be removed from the criminal code. The protesters spoke under the slogans “For a clean Russia and against the Jewish nation.”

“Now the government is not independent. We live in occupied territory. Washington and Tel Aviv are imposing their will on us,” said RNC press secretary Vladimir Smirnov.

Internal affairs officers confiscated leaflets and newspapers with “nationalist content” (leaflets with fascist appeals, portraits of Hitler, Mussolini) from the protesters. The printed materials were discovered during a search of the rally organizers' car.

In Yekaterinburg, Saratov, Nizhny Novgorod, Voronezh, Rostov-on-Don, Penza, and Astrakhan, nationalist actions were few in number and there were no incidents. Three people gathered for a rally in Yakutsk .

The data that journalists provide about the 20 cities in which the “Russian March took place”, in our opinion, is a clear propaganda exaggeration of right-wing radicals.

Based on materials from Internet blogs.

Based on materials from right-wing radical sites.

Melnikov V. Russians are sitting // Nationalists spoke out in defense of political prisoners. Kommersant. 2007. January 29.

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