The Interfax-Religion portal, citing the press service of the capital's prosecutor's office, reports that on September 8, the case against Grigory Grabovoi was sent to court by the prosecutor's office of the Central District of Moscow. G. Grabovoi is accused of fraud on an especially large scale (Part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). Sources The Moscow prosecutor's office sent the case against Grabovoi to court // Interfax-religion. 2006. September 8.

On September 8, 2006, the website of the National News Agency published a comment by a St. Petersburg scientist, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Deputy Director of the Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography Yefim Rezvan about the reasons for the growth of xenophobia in Russia. In particular, E. Rezvan emphasized the significant role of the media in the formation of negative ethnic stereotypes.

On September 6, the Synod of Bishops of the ROCOR approved the Act on canonical communion with the ROC MP (we recall that the negotiating commissions of both churches agreed on all issues related to this act at the end of June. - Ed. ).

During the Russian Football Championship (Premier League), manifestations of racism were again recorded. Racist cries of the fans of the St. Petersburg team "Zenith" sounded from the stands at least twice - on August 6 during the match "Zenith" - "Shinnik" against the Brazilian Leilton and on August 20 during the match "Saturn" - "Zenith" against the native of Ghana Baffour Gyana.

On September 7, the prosecutor's office of the Nevsky district of St. Petersburg opened a criminal case under Art. 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Inciting hatred or enmity, as well as humiliation of human dignity") in relation to a businessman who sold an Arabic textbook.

The Assumption Church of the former Assumption Convent in Tula was returned to the local diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church. According to Sedmitsa.Ru , "an agreement with the regional authorities on the transfer of this temple to the Church was reached back in 1999 during the first visit to Tula of Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Russia.

On September 8, 2006, State Duma Vice Speaker, LDPR leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky made a xenophobic statement in connection with the events in Kondopoga.

The administration of Abakan appealed to the Arbitration Court of Khakassia with a lawsuit against the local community of Evangelical Christians "Church of Glory". The authorities demand to release the land plot on the street. Zhukov and demolish the prayer house, which, according to officials, was built illegally by a religious organization.

On August 24, VTsIOM published the results of another sociological survey of Russians about their attitude to religion. The study was conducted on August 5-6, 1593 respondents from 153 settlements in 46 regions, territories and republics of the Russian Federation took part in it. Statistical error - no more than 3.4%.

On September 7, 2006, in St. Petersburg, the Nevsky District Prosecutor's Office initiated a criminal case under Art. 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation against a 60-year-old private entrepreneur suspected of inciting religious hatred. According to the investigation, at the end of August 2006, the businessman distributed 8 copies of Bagauddin Mohammed's book "Textbook of the Arabic language" on the territory of the book market of the Palace of Culture named after. "Krupskaya".

On August 24, VTsIOM published the results of the latest survey of Russians, in which 1,593 people from 153 settlements in 46 regions, territories and republics of the Russian Federation took part (statistical error - no more than 3.4%). During the study, respondents were asked about their attitude to religion and whether chaplains (or other representatives of various religions) are needed in the modern Russian army.

At the annual International Book Fair in Moscow, which opened on September 6 at the All-Russian Exhibition Center, was again discovered. anti-Semitic and racist literature On this occasion, the Federation of Jewish Communities (FEOR), as in March , issued a protest statement in which it calls on the authorities to pay attention to the literature of two right-wing radical publishing houses, Russkaya Pravda and Algorithm, whose books are present at the fair.

At the end of August or the beginning of September 2006 in the village. Parfenyevo, Kostroma region, a group of teenagers painted the houses and fences of the villagers, as well as the library building and the monument to Lenin with swastikas and obscene inscriptions. The inscriptions are made with oil paint. Young "artists" were detained by the police, their parents will be fined. Almost all of them are not Parfenievites, but came to their grandmothers for the holidays.

Another rally against "totalitarian sects" was held in Yekaterinburg, in which representatives of the local diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church and members of the Young Guard of United Russia organization took part, Interfax reports . In total, about 200 people gathered, mostly students. The portal quotes the head of the "Center for the Rehabilitation of Victims of Totalitarian Sects" Fr. Nikita Suroveykina: “We all know that destructive sects are bad.

On September 5, 2005, in Ufa, the office of the local national-cultural autonomy of the Tatars was attacked by militants of the nationalist organization "Union of Bashkir Youth" (SBM). Activists of the SBM, having penetrated the territory adjacent to the office building, began to tear down the banners hanging there against the demolition of the building of the Tatar gymnasium, which is being built nearby, which is being built with private donations from Tatar entrepreneurs.