Thousands of far-right nationalists and neo-Nazis mark Russia's National Unity Day

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Thousands of far-right nationalists and neo-Nazis mark Russia's National Unity Day

2011-11-05 10:29:55 GMT+7 (ICT)

MOSCOW (BNO NEWS) -- Tens of thousands of far-right nationalists and neo-Nazis participated in public celebrations of Russia's National Unity Day on Friday, the RIA Novosti news agency reported.

More than 32,000 people took part in the public celebrations, which included events ranging from neo-Nazi marches to antifascist rallies in different parts of Moscow. According to police, no serious incidents were reported during the celebrations.

Neo-Nazis and far-right nationalists marched through the working-class Lyublino neighborhood on the outskirts of the capital, chanting "Russia for Russians, Europe for Whites!" and calling on ethnic Russians to "take back" the country. The nationalist Russian March was held amid rising resentment over the influx of migrants from Russia's North Caucasus.

In a separate march organized by the pro-Kremlin group Nashi, participants chanted "I love Russia" and the names of the cities they hailed from. Nashi said they had invited everyone "who has Russian passport, knows Russian language, abides the country's laws and wants to live in Russia despite his or her ethnicity."

Russians also paraded along Moscow's Taras Shevchenko Embankment in an antifascist march to mark the National Unity Day, which marks the ousting of the Polish-Lithuanian occupation force from Moscow in November 1612.

National Unity Day was introduced by the Kremlin in 2005 to replace the celebrations of the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution. Thousands of skinheads, neo-Nazis and far-right nationalists usually participate in the celebrations.

-- © BNO News All rights reserved 2011-11-05

[geriatrickid]

Marching neonazis must bring joy to the oldtimers that suffered through the slaughter of their countrymen at the hands of the nazis.

If they were Russian patriots they'd take a hot meal to some old WWII vet.

[JemJem]

Putin didn't clamp down on the fascists, when their number was not significant. I don't know if he regrets it now. Now, Russia is facing a serious fascism threat.

If you do some search on the Net, you will see many articles on and even disturbing videos of fascist violence in Russia.

The UN and other international bodies should get tough with states that fail to effectively deal with fascist threat (whether it is nationalist fascism or religious fascism)!

Jem

[Steely Dan]

When dealing with any totalitarian group denial is not an option - 'I'm intolerant towards the intolerant', To quote a well known European politician.