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Nationalism, xenophobia and intolerance in contemporary Russia

PUBLISHED BY MOSCOW HELSINKI GROUP

The Report was prepared within the framework of the Project Human Rights Monitoring Network, implemented by the Moscow Helsinki Group in partnership with the International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights, the Netherlands Helsinki Committee, the Polish Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights and human rights organizations from 89 regions of the Russian Federation

Financial assistance for the Project Human Rights Monitoring Network is provided by the European Commission

The drafters of the Report also used materials and findings from projects supported by: Henry M. Jackson Foundation Open Society Institute US Embassy (Moscow)

Project Director: D. Mescheryakov
Chief Monitoring Coordinator: T. Lokshina
Individual Research Coordinators: I. Sergeeva & A. Verkhovky
Chief Editor: T. Lokshina
Rendered into English by: MBS Intellect Services Inc. Translation and Interpretation Agency
Editors: A. Kendall, J. Rideout, I. Sergeeva, Ph. Smaylovsky
Layout and Design: N. Kostenko, P. Sotkina


Copyright © 2002 by Moscow Helsinki Group All rights reserved


TABLE OF CONTENTS


FROM THE EDITORS


INTRODUCTION
T. Lokshina, S. Lukashevsky


RUSSIAN LEGISLATION AIMED AT COUNTERING NATIONALISM, EXTREMISM AND XENOPHOBIA

THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LEGISLATIVE BASIS FOR COUNTERING RADICAL NATIONALISM AND OTHER FORMS OF RACIAL, ETHNIC AND RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE
V. Verkovsky

THE MOST RECENT LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES: DRAFT LAW “ON COUNTERING EXTREMIST ACTIVITIES”
A. Verkhovsky

APPENDIX: THE STATUS OF DOMESTIC LAW DIRECTED AGAINST NATIONALISM, RACISM, AND XENOPHOBIA


NATIONALISM, XENOPHOBIA AND THE STATE

THE PLACE OF XENOPHOBIA IN GOVERNMENT POLICIES
A. Verkhovsky

RACISM, NATIONALISM AND XENOPHOBIA AMONG POLICE OFFICIALS
A. Sokolov


NATIONALISM AND XENOPHOBIA IN PUBLIC AND POLITICAL LIFE

NATIONALISM, RACISM, AND XENOPHOBIA IN THE MASS MEDIA
T. Lokshina, S. Lukashevsky, A. Verkhovsky

RELIGIOUS XENOPHOBIA: WITHIN RELIGIOUS ORDERS AND BETWEEN RELIGIOUS ORDERS
A. Verkhovsky

NATIONALIST RADICALS IN CONTEMPORARY RUSSIA: IDEOLOGY, ACTIVITIES, AND RELATIONSHIP TO THE AUTHORITIES
V. Likhachyov

XENOPHOBIA IN THE ELECTORAL PROCESS
A. Novikova


PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE GROUPS

CHECHENS
A. Sokolov

JEWS
A. Axelrod, T. Lokshina

MEKHETIAN TURKS
A. Ossipov

ROMA
S. Kulaeva


XENOPHOBIA IN SELECTED REGIONS OF RUSSIA

ALTAI TERRITORY
A. Goncharenko

CHECHNYA
A. Cherkasov

ST. PETERSBURG
A. Kulaeva, S. Lukashevsky


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