A new issue of the journal "Forum of Recent Eastern European History and Culture" has been released . It contains an article by Natalia Yudina "The Diaspora of Russian Nationalists: Russian Far-Right Abroad in the Post-Crimean Period". We publish the text of the article.

In Vladivostok, unknown people painted a swastika on a bust of Lenin with black paint. In early October 2021, photos appeared on social networks with a painted swastika on the bust of Vladimir Lenin in Vladivostok. The leader of the seaside cell of the Communist Party, the deputy of the Legislative Assembly is preparing a statement to law enforcement agencies. It is reported that this is not the first case of desecration of the monument to the Soviet leader in the Primorsky Territory.

A 24-year-old local resident is suspected under Art. 354.1 of the Criminal Code. On October 20, 2021, it became known that in the Arkhangelsk region a criminal case was initiated against a 24-year-old local resident under Part 1 of Art. 354.1 of the Criminal Code (public denial or justification of the crimes established by the Nuremberg Tribunal).

According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, January - September 2021, 854 extremist crimes were registered in Russia directions and 1,776 crimes terrorist nature. On October 20, 2021, the official website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation published statistics on extremist and terrorist data. According to the department, in January - September 2021 1,776 crimes were registered of a terrorist nature (-4.1%) and 854 extremist crimes orientation (+31.2%).

Activist Olga Smirnova was searched. On October 20, 2021, in St. Petersburg, activist Olga Smirnova was searched by riot police and the Investigative Committee. The search was carried out as part of the investigation of a criminal case initiated under Part 1 of Art. 205.2 of the Criminal Code (public justification of terrorism). The reason for initiating the case was pickets in support of Crimean Tatars, persecuted for involvement in the banned radical Islamic party Hizb ut-Tahrir.

Nikita Bayanov was brought to justice under Art. 20.3 Code of Administrative Offences. On October 20, 2021, Nikita Bayanov, a supporter of the party “The Other Russia of E.V. Limonova”, was detained in Yekaterinburg. A protocol was drawn up against him under Part 1 of Art. 20.3 Code of Administrative Offenses (public display of prohibited symbols). Later that same day, the Kirovsky District Court of Yekaterinburg arrested the activist for 10 days.