On March 4, Rossiyskaya Gazeta again published promotional materials for the LDPR presidential candidate Oleg Malyshkin. One of the "brief theses" of the already published policy statement , in particular, looks like this: "Continuedly protect our compatriots abroad and Russians inside Russia . " Interestingly, is the ethnicity of the "compatriots abroad" of the LDPR also of interest? However, this question is not only for the Liberal Democratic Party.

Erected at the end of January, the ice chapel in honor of mts. Tatians at the Udmurt State University were destroyed by vandals. The chapel was consecrated by Archpriest Viktor Kostenkov, Chairman of the Diocesan Department for Youth Affairs.

Novaya Gazeta of March 4, 2004 published a selection of materials on the growth of nationalist sentiment in Russia. In particular, in an interview with psychologist Alexander Asmolov, the problem of nationalist rhetoric used in the parliamentary election campaign was raised: "Let's look back at the recent past - and we will see with you that the people who led the country along the line of conflicts are today in the Duma ...

In March 2004, in Essentuki, in the Chaliapin Hall, local skinheads staged a mass brawl with punks after a concert by the St. Petersburg band: King and Jester;. The fight was stopped by the police. During a disco, someone threw a homemade saber into the crowd, which exploded in the hand of a 13-year-old teenager, as a result of which he lost his left hand. In a state of shock, the teenager was taken to the surgical department of the Essentuki city hospital.

On February 29, the next issue of the Vremena program discussed the problem of nationalism in Russia. The discussion was attended by Gavriil Popov, Daniil Dondurei, Andrey Sakharov (RAS), Alexander Savostyanov (co-chairman of the NDPR) and Alexander Chuev (deputy of the State Duma). The composition of those invited to the program is somewhat puzzling (as the Polit.Ru portal noted, V.

On March 5, 2004, in Moscow, unidentified persons beat up the director of a cafe, Jordanian Hasan Olgazo, born in 1969. He was attacked in the premises of his cafe on Miklukho-Maklay Street. The perpetrators fled the scene. The victim was taken to the First City Hospital with a closed craniocerebral injury. Sources Jordanian citizen beaten up in Moscow // Grani.ru. 2004. March 7

Television debates of candidates for the post of President of Russia on Channel One on March 4, 2004 were devoted to the "national idea". In them, in particular, Nikolai Kharitonov tried to uphold the slogan "Russia is for the Russians." However, when Irina Khakamada asked if he was defending the interests of the whole people or only a specific one, the candidate from the Communist Party stated: “ As long as the Russian people feel bad in Russia, it will be bad for everyone (cf. A.

The cleric of the Russian Orthodox Autonomous Church, Archpriest Mikhail Ardov, commenting on document checks in Moscow mosques , said that spiritual leaders should be responsible for security in churches and mosques.

On the night of March 2, 11 graves at the Slavic cemetery in Krasnodar were desecrated. 9 of the destroyed tombstones belonged to the Armenians, one to the Adyghe, one tombstone was not identified. There are no witnesses to the incident. Law enforcement officials believe that the act of vandalism was committed by two people, traces of their shoes were found at the scene. Earlier, in April 2002, over 30 Armenian graves were already desecrated at this cemetery.

The candidacy of Mikhail Fradkov brought to life a somewhat unexpected comment by Alexander Rahr, a regular contributor to many Russian publications. On March 1, an interview with this German political scientist was published on the website of the National Information Group ( "Alexander Rahr: Now no one will say that the fight against the oligarchs is a manifestation of anti-Semitism" ).

A few weeks ago, believers in the city of Tutaev, Yaroslavl Region, sent a letter to the administration of CJSC Yaroslavl Tobacco Factory Balkan Star in connection with the use of Orthodox symbols in advertising of tobacco products. A church is depicted on a cigarette package, although "smoking has always been considered, and is considered by Orthodox believers, to be vicious habit".

On March 4, 2004, the Rossiya newspaper published a long (on the page) interview with "citizen and patriot" Ilya Glazunov, in which the artist actually repeated everything that he said a few weeks ago on the "Freedom of Speech" program .

On March 4, 2004, the Rossiya newspaper published an article about the demographic problems of Europe. The article entitled "The West does not want to give birth: By the end of the century there will be no more than 10-15% percent of Europeans" (as in the text - ed. ) is accompanied by a photograph of a Muslim woman, clearly a participant in some kind of demonstration, with three children.

On March 5, 2004, Rodnaya Gazeta published the materials of a round table discussion on the topic "LDPR - the party of one liberal", which, in particular, considered the political slogans under which Zhirinovsky's party entered the current State Duma. So, for example, Sergei Chernyakhovsky (International Independent Environmental and Political University) believes that the slogan "We are for the Russians, we are for the poor" is not an ideology, but propaganda.

In an interview with NG-Religions, President of the Union of Christian Soldiers Oleg Alexandrovich Askalenok spoke about the views of Russian Protestants on military service, the activities of Protestant organizations in the army and their interaction with representatives of other faiths. O. Askalenok considers the assertion that Protestants refuse to take up arms a delusion: "The official position of Baptists, Pentecostals and charismatics is that it is up to the individual to serve or not.