in connection with "numerous facts of the destruction of ancient Russian cemeteries" The Union of Old Believers has published a statement . In this document, they appeal to representatives of the authorities and the public with a request to prevent desecration of cemeteries and burial places. The statement lists the facts of the destruction of Old Believer graves in Moscow, Yekaterinburg and Orel. In addition, it is noted that a sufficient number of burials is under threat.

At the end of October 2008, it became known that in St. Petersburg, in a subway car, two young men had beaten Zanilesh, a citizen of Sri Lanka, a student at the St. Petersburg State Polytechnic University. When the train was approaching the "Alexander Nevsky Square", two young people got up from their seats and put on masks and attacked the student who entered the train. "One of them climbed onto the seat and started kicking me in the chest. The other kicked me in the face ," the victim said.

In October, 2008, not less than 19 people, 4 of them dead, became victims or racially motivated attacks. Formally, it is much less than in the same period in 2007 when we registered 103 victims, including 6 fatalities. But firstly, on October 20, 2007, a neo-nazi raid took place in Moscow, resulting in not less than 30 victims, and secondly, it is absolutely obvious that we don't get reports about the crimes. Thus, after St.

In St. Petersburg, due to the construction of a 10-story building with underground parking, the Catholic Church of the Mother of God of Lourdes in Kovno Lane may collapse, Portal-Credo.ru reports . The rector of the church, priest Sergei Alkhimyonok, said that due to construction work, the building could tilt. In addition, the skyscraper will block the natural lighting of the temple. Construction is supposed to be carried out in the united security zone of the central part of St.

On the night of October 1-2, an act of vandalism was committed in Togliatti. A parishioner of the Transfiguration Cathedral poured a jar of black paint on the stairs of the main entrance of the temple, Togliatti-Novosti reports . On October 4, she poured the contents of a can of paint onto a monument erected to the son of Father Valery Marchenko Tikhon, who was buried on the territory of the temple, and disappeared. The woman had a conflict with her father Valery.

On October 31, 2008, the Novosibirsk Regional Court passed sentences in the case of a group of 8 Nazi skinheads (Rodoshkevich's group), who were accused of attacks on people from Uzbekistan and Tajikistan committed in 2002. Igor Bykov was sentenced to 6 years in prison, Anton Nenashev - 4.5 years, Dmitry Shirokikh - 5 years 8 months. They will serve their sentence in a strict regime colony. All of them were found guilty under paragraphs "a", "c" part 3 of Art.

Following the "Local" movement, the "Young Guard of United Russia" has joined the anti-migrant campaign currently unfolding in Russia. The unfolding of the campaign looks especially alarming against the background of preparations for the celebration of November 4, when, even without additional factors, there is an aggravation of nationalist sentiments. On October 31, 2008, the announcement of the action "Our money - our people!!!" was published on the website of the organization.

In April 2008, in one of the private houses in Voronezh, two 17-year-old teenagers severely beat up Azerbaijani citizen V. Mamedov. V. Mammadov was taken to the City Clinical Ambulance Hospital No. 10 "Electronics". In the presence of 12 rib fractures, the hospital doctors did not find bodily injuries requiring immediate hospitalization. Mammadov spent more than eight hours in the hospital and died from his wounds. The victim's body was found by a hospital nurse.

October 30, 2008 The verdict of the Industrial District Court of Barnaul under Part 1 of Article 282 (incitement of national hatred), Article 319 (public insult of a government official in connection with the performance of his official duties) of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation in relation to Alexander Trebushchuk, who posted in materials with nationalistic content on the Internet. A resident of Barnaul was sentenced to 1 year in prison to be served in a penal colony.

Representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church on the eve of Halloween once again warned of its "provocative" nature and recalled the divergence of this holiday from the traditions of national culture. “For our country, Halloween is something completely alien.

In October 2008, at least 19 people were injured in racist and neo-Nazi attacks, mostly by Nazi skinheads, of whom four were killed. Formally, this is much less than the same period in 2007 (then at least 103 people suffered, 6 of whom died). But firstly, on October 20, 2007, a neo-Nazi raid was carried out, as a result of which about 30 people were injured, and secondly, it is quite obvious that we do not receive information about incidents. on August 19, 2008 statement Thus, after V.