On March 20, 2008, the court of the Olonets district of the Republic of Karelia imposed an administrative fine on the editor of the local religious newspaper Slovo for propaganda and public display of Nazi paraphernalia. It is reported that in one of the issues of the newspaper articles "Catacomb fascism" and "Plan" Ost "or whether Hitler wanted to destroy the Slavs" were published. The articles were decorated with an image of Hitler with a swastika on his armband, stylized as a Russian icon.

In the spring of 2008, in Voronezh, five members of an extremist community kicked a 16-year-old teenager "who had pronounced Asian features" with their feet in hard shoes. The attack was carried out in order to "confirm one's affiliation with supporters of nationalist views." The teenager suffered bruises and bruises, a concussion of the brain. The same Nazi skinheads killed on March 6, 2008 Andrei Zubkov, a 15-year-old resident of the Levoberezhny District.

On March 24, 2008, the religious organization United Methodist Church (UMC) of Smolensk was liquidated at the suit of the Smolensk Regional Prosecutor's Office. The reason for the liquidation was that the UMC organized the Sunday school "Our Hearts", which does not have a legal entity and a license.

Since March 25, 2008, a week against homophobia has been held in Russia. The executive director of the Russian LGBT Network, Igor Petrov, said at a press conference that homophobia threatens public safety. He noted that "Today it is indecent to say that you are a racist - they can be imprisoned for this. But to say that you are a homophobe is completely safe, and ultra-right fascist organizations use this to legalize themselves. " I.

On March 17, 2008, the Solovetsky Museum-Reserve and the Solovetsky Monastery signed an agreement on the procedure for organizing excursion services for tourists and pilgrims for 2008. The museum and the monastery have concluded such agreements annually since 2004. This allows us to ensure clear coordination between the parties in receiving and servicing visitors to the island, and to minimize possible “overlaps” during the summer season.

On March 24, 2008, the Omsk Regional Court delivered a verdict in the case of murder motivated by ethnic hatred. The court in relation to four residents of Omsk considered the case with the participation of jurors. It should be noted that all four defendants were found guilty of committing the murder of Nikolai Kharitonov, a native of Ukraine, whose appearance seemed to them "Caucasian", but the jury did not recognize the motive of national hatred in the actions of two underage killers.

On March 22, 2008, in Moscow, at the Okhotny Ryad metro station, a group of Nazi skinheads attacked two young men of non-Slavic appearance (presumably from the Caucasus) and tried to push them under a train in front of a large number of people. According to an eyewitness, the thugs did not go to the end and soon left the scene. Despite the large number of people around, no one stood up for the young men. Whether the victims were beaten and whether they contacted the police is not reported.

The Orthodox community of Yelets is outraged by the new program to create a tourist zone in the city. According to this concept, the mention in the course of the advertising campaign of the legend of the appearance of the Mother of God to Tamerlane during his campaign against Rus' would be incorrect in relation to other religions and would alienate tourists from Muslim countries from the city.

On March 21, 2008, the project "Overcoming barriers: legal protection of foreign students in Rostov-on-Don", organized by the Rostov branch of the all-Russian public organization "Young Europe", finished in the Rostov region.

On March 25, 2008, at a press conference in Moscow, Alexander Bastrykin, head of the Investigative Committee under the Prosecutor General's Office, announced that a special unit to investigate extremist crimes would be created in the committee. According to him, the decision to create a special unit is connected with the growth of "extremist" crimes, including crimes motivated by ethnic and racial hatred. The special unit will investigate "resonant" extremist crimes under Art.

The branch of the movement "Russian Islamic Heritage" in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug appealed to the Chairman of the City Assembly of Novy Urengoy, Igor Podovzhny. Members of the movement are asking for censorship of printed materials and limiting the broadcast of some programs of federal channels. The movement is concerned that "modern Russian society is experiencing a spiritual crisis." Here is the text of the appeal in full: "Chairman of the City Council I.M.

March 26, 2008 in St. Petersburg in the Cinema House opens an international film festival against racism "Open your eyes!". The film festival, which will run from 26 to 30 March, will feature films from Russia, England, Germany, Sweden and South Africa. Every day of the festival, after the screening, the House of Cinema will host discussions on the problems of xenophobia, in which representatives of public organizations and national associations of St. Petersburg will take part.

On March 25, 2008, a group of Nazi skinheads was walking along Lenin Street in Kursk. The leader of the group was dressed in traditional Nazi skinhead clothing. Near house number 94, two young people walking towards them caught up with them, one of whom noticed that he did not understand and did not support the ideology of fascism. Hearing this, the ringleader pulled out a knife from his pocket and backhanded the passerby with the blade on the left cheek and neck.