At the beginning of November 2008, in the center of Krasnoborsk (Arkhangelsk Region), drawings "resembling the German swastika" appeared on the walls of four stores. According to Marina Malakhova, Senior Inspector of the Department of Internal Affairs of the Krasnoborsky District, the police received statements from acting. prosecutor Dmitry Bychikhin, as well as from several entrepreneurs whose outlets were affected.

Archbishop Feofan of Stavropol and Vladikavkaz and Ismail Berdiev, head of the Coordinating Center for Muslims of the North Caucasus, issued a statement in connection with the terrorist attack in Vladikavkaz calling on believers "to unite in opposition to terrorism and extremism," Interfax reports .

The Investigative Committee under the Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation stated that "the trend towards an increase in extremist crimes continues to remain stable . " In January-September 2008, 380 crimes "of this category were registered in the Russian Federation, which is 62.4% more than last year" . This was announced on November 10, 2008 by the official representative of the UPC RF Vladimir Markin.

In early November 2008, it became known that the justice of the peace of the Leninsky district of Vladimir considered the materials of the criminal case against Andrey Filatov, charged under Part 1 of Art. 280 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (public calls for extremist activities). A. Filatov was fined 25 thousand rubles.

On October 12, 2008, in a store in Izhevsk, Pavel K. and Sergey F., "members of a nationalist group" , attacked 14-year-old native of Azerbaijan Nadirli Nadir Shahin-ogly. According to investigators, at the time of the meeting, "the skinheads developed a strong dislike for the child from the Caucasus" and the neo-Nazis decided to kill him. As the boy was leaving the store, Kondratyev stabbed him twice in the back and six more times in the chest.

The Voronezh diocese handed over collections of essays on the history of the Russian Orthodox Church to the libraries of the region. Among the donated books are the works of Metropolitan Macarius (Bulgakov) and contemporary chroniclers. Books will be available to visitors of school libraries, libraries of boarding schools and universities. Sources The Voronezh diocese donated books on the history of the Church to the libraries of the region // Patriarchy.ru. 2008. November 10.

From November 9 to November 16, 2008, a number of Russian cities host an international Week of Tolerance under the slogan "Kristallnacht - never again!" Such actions have been held for more than a year .

By order of the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation V. Putin, six objects of religious significance, which are in federal ownership, were transferred free of charge to the ownership of the Kaluga diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church, Blagovest-info reports .

The Orthodox community of Arkhangelsk demands that the city authorities reconsider the image of the city coat of arms, on which Saint Michael is depicted, according to believers, in the spirit of Catholicism. In addition, the Orthodox believe that the image of the “enemy of the human race” should be removed from the coat of arms, or it should be depicted “finally overthrown,” Interfax reports . On November 17-20, the action "Arkhangelsk against the devil" will take place in the city.

By the end of 2008, the St. Petersburg company "Rest-Art" will restore the frescoes of St. George's Cathedral of the St. George's Monastery in Veliky Novgorod. Financing will be carried out at the expense of the federal budget in the amount of 9 million rubles. have already been allocated More than 500 million rubles for the restoration of architectural monuments in Veliky Novgorod.