Vologda: the case of publishing racist videos on a social network has been brought to court
On June 4, 2013, a criminal case against N. Lomov, a resident of the city of Vologda, was sent to the Vologda City Court for consideration on the merits. He is charged under Part 1 of Art. 280 (public calls for extremist activity), part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting national hatred). In March 2012, Lomov posted videos on the VKontakte social networking site calling for violence and threatening people from the Caucasus, anti-fascists, and blacks.