Tag: nationalists

Ukraine Live Day 560: Rally In Kiev Turns Deadly After Rada Votes On Decentralisation

August 31, 2015

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Putin Has Made the Unthinkable Almost Unnoticed, Podrabinek Says

November 24, 2014

Staunton, November 24 – One of the most dangerous developments for which Vladimir Putin is responsible is that the lies he and his regime regularly employ, and the actions they take, have changed what would be unthinkable under normal conditions into a new normal, things which people would earlier have focused on into things which […]

Russia This Week: Military Parade on Red Square Re-enacts November 7, 1941 (November 1-7, 2014)

November 7, 2014

Updated Daily. – This Week’s Issue: – Ekho Moskvy Journalist Fired for Tweet about Death of Kremlin Administration Chief’s Son, Broadcast on Donetsk Airport – Russian Reserves Down 20 Percent As Ruble Tumbles – US Prosecutors Open Money-Laundering Investigation of Putin Associate Gennady Timchenko – Suspects in Murder of Moscow Region Policemen May Have Fought […]

Unity Day Marches Highlighted Divisions among Russians

November 5, 2014

Staunton, November 3 – – Demonstrations in the Russian Federation yesterday on the Day of National Unity highlighted how divided Russians now are, a pattern that led some to argue the Kremlin will not permit such marches in the future –or even that these divisions constituted the end of Russian nationalism. But however that may […]

European Far-Right Team at Anti-Semitic Conference in Tehran

October 14, 2014

October 8, 2014, Vienna – On October 1, the Iranian government held its annual “New Horizon” conference, hosting more than thirty participants to discuss the “Zionist 9/11 Conspiracy” and “Israel Lobbying” in different countries. While the anti-Semitic nature of this annual conference is nothing new, it was “surprising” to see several participants of the conference […]

Ukrainian Events Have Deeply Split Russian Nationalists

July 20, 2014

Staunton, July 17 – Vladimir Putin’s intervention in Ukraine appears to have united most Russians, but it has introduced or at least highlighted a deep split among Russian nationalists, some of whom support his actions and others very much oppose, to the point that people calling themselves “Russian nationalists” are now on both sides of […]

Dueling Nationalist and Pro-Migrant Rallies Planned for November 4

October 30, 2013

November 4th is a national holiday in Russia, Unity Day, which commemorates the occasion in 1612 when Russians from every class united to push the Polish-Lithuanian occupation force out of the country. This year, however, both a nationalist group (anti-immigrant) and a pro-migrant group have sought to hold rallies on that day. At this moment, […]

Their Own Biryulyovo: A Fake Riot In St. Petersburg?

October 22, 2013

Russia has seen a significant spike in racial incidents and inter-ethnic rioting in the last two weeks. In Moscow, in the Buryulyovo district, an anti-immigrant pogrom began on October 13th after an ethnic minority reportedly killed a native Russian. In Moscow and in St. Petersburg, there were more riots over the weekend. However, police are […]