The SOVA Center presented its annual report on radical nationalism in Russia in 2010

On March 10, 2010, the Independent Press Center hosted the presentation of the annual report “The Ghost of Manezhnaya Square: Radical nationalism in Russia and counteraction to it in 2010*” *. This is the last text written with the participation of Galina Kozhevnikova. The report was presented by its co-author, director of the SOVA center Alexander Verkhovsky.

Before the start of the event, those gathered observed a minute of silence in memory of Galina Kozhevnikova.

The SOVA Center's report included an overview of the main trends and phenomena in the field of right-wing violence and vandalism, the dynamics of the activity of far-right groups and their political projects, changes in law enforcement practices in the prosecution of far-right violence and propaganda, and difficulties in the practice of banning materials and organizations.

In particular, the authors noted the need to rethink the entire past year in the light of the December events and emphasized that an answer to the question of why these events happened now is required.

According to the report's findings, in 2010 the number of murders in the main centers of far-right activity decreased compared to the previous year, but the level of racist violence overall decreased only slightly. At the same time, the scope and quality of criminal prosecution for such crimes continued to grow rapidly (the number of convictions almost doubled, but the proportion of suspended sentences also increased).

In addition, there was a significant growth in the system of small autonomous far-right groups, which are increasingly less connected with well-known nationalist organizations and increasingly irreconcilable with the authorities. At the same time, legal nationalists are increasingly acting as a cover for this aggressive environment and allowing themselves quite radical actions.

Compared to previous years, the enforcement of hate speech has remained almost unchanged and retains all the old shortcomings of this practice.

The beginning of the year passed for legal nationalists in a state of decline in activity, but since the fall their activity has unexpectedly intensified. The traditional “Russian March” on November 4 set a record number of participants in all the years it was held and significantly expanded its geography.

At the end of the speech, the director of the SOVA center answered questions from journalists.

See the text of the report here .

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