Dmitry Steshin about the conflict in Stavropol

On June 5, 2007, Komsomolskaya Pravda published Dmitry Steshin's article "Will it be possible to prevent a new Kondopoga in Stavropol?", dedicated to the mass brawl that took place in the city, and bearing a pronounced anti-Caucasian character.

The article begins with a report on the murder of two Russian students on June 3, and, contrary to official reports, the author claims that "the guys were not robbed - one of the murdered had an expensive mobile phone" .

The main part of the article gives four versions of the causes of the mass brawl, two of which present an "anti-Caucasian" point of view: "Caucasians living in this area and constantly hanging out in the club pushed the boy a couple of times, waited for a reaction and took him outside, where beaten by ten"; “On May 24, at about 9 pm, young Caucasians began to gather from the side of the park, on Yunosti Avenue. As numerous witnesses told us, at first there were about 20 of them . At the same time, the alternative versions are unequivocally called into question by the author: firstly, a quarrel between the players of a computer club is impossible, because The club is allegedly closed for renovations for two weeks. The "skinhead" version, as presented by the author, is as follows: "The prosecutor's office found a more convenient and familiar reason for the mass brawl - skinheads in black masks beat two Chechens in a neighboring yard the day before and again destroyed a strong international peace. Moreover, the victim immediately left for Chechnya, which also came in very handy." .

The further presentation of events strictly adheres to the "anti-Caucasian version" (we note that the "Caucasian voice" is never heard in the article). For example, the author mentions the cries of "Allah Akbar!", but is silent about the cries of "Glory to Rus'!", which are no less clearly audible in the video of the fight referred to by the journalist

A Caucasian youth who died in a fight, in a rather primitive way, contacts the terrorists who seized the Beslan school: “I found another strange detail on my own. The deceased Chechen student Ataev Gilani lived in the village of Psedakh in recent years. I was in this village on the first anniversary of the Beslan tragedy Funny place: 90% unemployment and huge private red-brick houses being vigorously built Young men with beards but no mustaches roam the streets, sweatpants tucked into socks Rumor of that there were healed marks of gunshot wounds on the body of the deceased, no one could confirm or refute me . "

D. Steshin confirms the already sounded version that the police, stopping the fight, beat only "Caucasians", presenting this racially selective approach as "a rebellion of the police against the influence of" Caucasians "(" It's no secret that in Russia the Caucasian diasporas "cooperate" with the police very tightly. And the fight on Yunosti Avenue showed that the police unexpectedly got out of their influence " ), and D. Steshin presents the demand to investigate what happened (including the actions of the police) as revenge on the "rebellious" policemen ( It is no coincidence that the diaspora was corrected their attitude to what is happening and in their demands to "deal with the guilty" the police added to the notorious skinheads, accusing them of murder in their statements ).

It is not entirely clear whether the fact that D. Steshin's article, which is not the first time broadcasting the point of view of only one of the parties (moreover, often DPNI ), was published on the day on which the anti-Caucasian rally initiated by the Movement is scheduled is an accident. However, there is no doubt that against the backdrop of serious tensions currently existing in the region, this article looks frankly provocative.

Sources

• Steshin Dmitry. Will it be possible to prevent a new Kondopoga in the Stavropol Territory? // TVNZ. 2007. June 5.