In February 2003 in Chelyabinsk, distribution of the materials of the conference "Totalitarian sects - the threat of religious extremism" began, which took place in Yekaterinburg in December 2002. In the final document of the conference, some Buddhist organizations were called totalitarian sects. Representatives of the Chelyabinsk city Buddhist center believe that they have become the object of gross political speculation, unacceptable on the eve of new elections.

In a speech by Talgat Tadzhuddin at the March 1 conference of the Eurasia Party, it was noted that "the goals and objectives of the Eurasia Party, its philosophy and ideology - optimally correspond to the interests of Russian Muslims, allow harmonious and creative participation in public, party, political, electoral the life of the country." Moreover, he stressed that he himself and the entire leadership of the Central Spiritual Directorate are members of the party.

In February, a criminal case under Article 282 was opened against the head of the Spiritual (Kyzyyat) Administration of Muslims (DUM) of the Sverdlovsk Region, Danis Davletov. During the investigation, a written undertaking not to leave was taken from him. At the same time, the prosecutor of the Ordzhonikidzevsky district of Yekaterinburg, V. Galkin, warned the leadership of the Muslim organization "Rahman" against inciting ethnic hatred.

On February 28 - March 1, the conference "Religion and National Relations in Russia: History, Modernity, Prospects for Development" was held at the Russian Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation, organized by the RAGS jointly with the Institute of Russian History of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute

Sergei Markov, director of the Institute of Political Studies , expressed his attitude to the role of confessions in the electoral process at a conference held on March 1 by the Eurasia party. In his opinion, although today the role of confessions in the electoral process is insignificant, it is necessary that it increase.

On February 25, the Moscow Department of Education distributed a Letter addressed to the heads of district departments of education and heads of departments of the Department, in which, referring to the conclusions of the public Advisory Council "Education as a mechanism for the formation of the spiritual and moral culture of society" at the Department and specialists of the State Research Institute of Family and Education of the Russian Academy of Education and the Institute of Pedagogical

In his speech at the conference "Russia 2003: Elections and Religious Confessions" 1 coordinator of the "Association of Buddhists of Kalmykia" Dorji Lama stated that religious associations should not remain aloof from the political struggle.

On the night of March 2-3, a synagogue was desecrated in Krasnoyarsk. Swastikas were painted on the walls of the building, the shield of David, under which was the inscription “death,” and the acronym “RNE” as a signature.

On March 1, a pre-election conference organized by the Eurasia Party and the Central Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Russia "Russia 2003: Elections and Religious Confessions" was held at the "President Hotel". Representatives of traditional religious confessions, statesmen and public figures took part in its work.