Nationalists are integrating into the system

Indeed, the number of attacks last summer was shortened. But I want to make a reservation right away that not all data are available to us. But even compared to what we wrote a year ago in a similar report, the decline this one is noticeable. This is due to the fact that activists of the majority were imprisoned known Russian Nazi groups.

It's just that the police began to work harder, the number of convicts neo-Nazis has tripled. After the events on Manezhnaya Square, the authorities intensified its efforts, and this gave results, but one must understand that that they are very artificial, because they were achieved by force. A the number of real neo-Nazis is not decreasing. Judging by the data last year, the number of murders has decreased, but the number of attacks and there are no aggressive actions, which means that the racist underground is alive.

Among the Russian right-wing radicals now there is no single tactic. Eat legal nationalists who do not practice violent actions, “There are some attempts on their part to break into power. But there they they are unlikely to be allowed in, because the authorities are frightened by the events at Manezhnaya area. Underground groups, the exact number of supporters of which is difficult determine, since they are underground, just practicing violent actions. As far as we can judge from the analysis of right-wing radical sites and forums, they are going to move from attacking foreigners to attacking on government officials and prominent public activists.

The radical part of the nationalists, engaged in violent actions, is dissatisfied with the attempts of that part of her like-minded people, who are trying to act legally.

It seems to us that the authorities will soon give up nationalist rhetoric is too dangerous. Notable Exception will be done only for Zhirinovsky's party. The current strategy of the authorities involves a complete ban on representation of nationalists, as well as other opposition force.

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• Nationalists are embedding in the system // Opinions.ru. 2011. October 3rd.