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Nationalist May Day
On May 1, 2007, May Day rallies and marches took place in Russia. In Moscow and St. Petersburg, the nationalists held their actions.
In Moscow , at VDNKh, nationalists marched from Cosmonauts Alley to the Ostankino television center, chanting the slogans "Peace! Labor! May Day! Guest workers leave!", "Kondopoga!", "Russians no longer need a colorful country!", "Down with immigrants, higher wages! ", "Come on, come on, uh ... from here", "Zigu-zagu" and "Kondopoga" . The event was attended by about 300 people - members of the Movement Against Illegal Immigration (DPNI), "People's Control", NDPR, the National Bolshevik Front (NBF), the Union of Orthodox Banner Bearers and the "National Union", ROD, Russian order. (The participants themselves report that they gathered up to 3000 people.)
A rally was held at the Ostankino television center, at which the chairman of the NDPR A. Sevastyanov, the leader of the "Slavic Union" D. Demushkin, the coordinator of the NSS D. Zubov, the Deputy of the State Duma A. Saveliev, the coordinator of the people's movement "Lukashenko-2008" A. Kanurin, a member the political council of the "People's Union" M. Sinitsyn, the leader of the DPNI A. Belov, who said that "every man should have a weapon with him in order to protect himself and his loved ones from the invaders" .
The police did not interfere in the course of the event, despite the fact that they had full reasons for this (if only because of the loudly chanted obscene language).
Note that this is the first permitted march of nationalists in Moscow since November 2005.
In St. Petersburg, the nationalists marched along with the communists from the Grand Concert Hall "Oktyabrsky" along Nevsky Prospekt to St. Isaac's Square. Nationalists (about 150 people) - mostly DPNI activists, as well as - the Slavic Union, the Slavic Community of Oleg Gusev and Roman Perin marched under the slogan "No immigration, yes deportation!" , "Kuryanovich is our president" and to the music of the groups "Alisa" and "Kolovrat" (concerts, which are banned in St. Petersburg). Member of the DPNI Olga Korzheneva and "Supreme Magus Vladimir Bogumil II" spoke at the rally near the monument to Nicholas I.
On St. Isaac's Square, a group of anti-fascists tried to repulse the nationalists by unfurling the flag "Death to fascism!". Collision was avoided.
About 15 nationalists, returning from the rally, shouting "Forward Russians!" attacked 8 anarchists at the intersection of Nevsky Prospekt and the embankment of the Fontanka River. As a result of the incident, several anarchists were injured - one had a fire burn on his face, another injured his hand, the third had suspicions of brain concussion, which were not confirmed.
Another clash took place on Zagorodny Prospekt: about 15-20 skinheads attacked 5 anti-fascists on their way from St. Isaac's Square to the Youth Theater. The neo-Nazis, whose faces were covered, suddenly appeared from the Dzhambul lane. During the fight, two of the teeth were knocked out of one of the anti-fascists, and a rib was broken in another. Passers-by stood up for antifa. Later, the same group of anti-fascists themselves attacked three skinheads on the street. Sadovaya.
According to unverified information, at about 22:30 in the evening. near Prospekt Prosveshcheniya metro station, 10 "skinheads" attacked a group of Chinese immigrants (not to be confused with another attack on a native of the DPRK, who was stabbed in the area of Vasilevsky Island on the night of May 1). This is reported on the forum by a young man who witnessed the beating. He himself, passing by the scuffle, was hit in the head by two skinheads, who then tried to stab him with a knife, but he managed to dodge the blow and run away. The victim believes that he "attracted" neo-Nazis with skater slippers that he was wearing.
Correspondents from the St. Petersburg media note that they saw a large group of ultra-right young people in the area of the Sennaya Ploshchad metro station.
According to the Central Internal Affairs Directorate for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region, no incidents were recorded during the day.
On May 1, 2007, in Samara , activists ("Eurasian Youth Union (ESM), National Bolshevik Front (NBF), "together with friendly football hooligans" marched through the city during a citywide demonstration from the fountains on Osipenko Street to Kuibyshev Square , chanting slogans along the way: "Tanks to Tallinn!", "Russians, smash Tallinn!", "Glory to the Empire! Russian, Get up!", "Russians are coming!", "Our goal is the Empire! We will rule!", " Today with a mount - tomorrow with a rifle!", "Glory to the Nation! Death to the Enemies!", "Our boot is holy!", "Heil Putin!" .
According to Samara ESM activists, they tried to organize (unsuccessfully) an attack on local AKM activists who were taking part in a demonstration under anti-Putin slogans.
See the photo report of our correspondent from the procession in Moscow.
Based on materials from right-wing radical sites and Internet blogs.
Sources
- A serious brawl between anarchists and far-right took place today in the city center // ZAKS.ru. 2007. May 1.
- May Day: figured out for three // Fontanka.ru. 2007. May 1.