Russian Nationalism and Xenophobia in October 2020
The following is our monthly reviewof instances of xenophobia and radical nationalism, along with any governmentcountermeasures, for October 2020. Thismonth, two individuals, in Astrakhan and Yekaterinburg, were targeted inideologically motivated attacks. Since the beginning of the year, according toour data, no fewer than 31 individuals in Russia have been subjected toideologically motivated violence, with one of them being killed, while anadditional five people received serious death threats.