Anti-Semitic statement by a State Duma deputy
On April 17, 2010, State Duma deputy of the Communist Party faction Alexei Bagaryakov, commenting on the list of the richest Jews in the world compiled by TheMarker newspaper, stated that Jews, making up "about 2 percent of the total population of Russia", occupy " key positions in state, business and creative sphere" . This trend causes conflicting feelings "among the rest, most of the country's population, and, above all, Russians ," Bagaryakov said.