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Russian Community
The Russian Community (; RO) is a Russian far-right nationalist political organization founded in late 2020. It has been described as anti-Islamic, anti-immigrant, anti-Caucasian, and pro-government. The Russian Community is known for its fight against immigrant workers in Russia. Chairman of the Investigative Committee of Russia, Alexander Bastrykin, is considered an unofficial patron of the organization. The organization has seen its heyday since 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. But even despite their pro-government orientation, activists of the Russian Community are often sentenced for criminal cases related to inciting ethnic hatred and hooliganism. Despite its stated opposition to migrant workers only, the organization is also opposed to the indigenous Muslim peoples of Russia, in particular those from the North Caucasus. Other nationalist organizations cooperate with the Russian Community, including the Orthodox fundamentalist Sorok Sorokov Movement and the far-right No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrei Afanasyev (journalist)
Andrey Igorevich Afanasyev (; born 15 May 1964) is a Russian association football coach and a former player. Honours * Russian Premier League The Russian Premier League (RPL; , ''Rossiyskaya premyer-liga''; РПЛ), also written as Russian Premier Liga, is a professional association football league in Russia and the highest level of the Russian football league system. It was establis ... bronze: 1995. * Russian Cup (football), Russian Cup winner: 1993. * Soviet Cup runner-up: 1991. International career Born in Moscow, Afanasyev made his debut for Russia national football team, Russia on 13 February 1993 in a friendly against the United States men's national soccer team, United States. References External links *Profile 1964 births Living people Soviet men's footballers Russian men's footballers Russia men's international footballers Russian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Uzbekistan PFC CSKA Moscow players FC Torpedo Moscow players F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Current Time TV
Current Time TV () is a Russian-language television channel with editorial office in Prague, created by the US organisations Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and Voice of America. Mission The channel – via RFE/RL – is funded through grants from the US Congress through the US Agency for Global Media. The media sees its task in "promoting democratic values and institutions". RFE/RL launched Current Time, in October 2014. The official round-the-clock broadcasting began on February 7, 2017. Current Time was instituted as an alternative to Kremlin-controlled media and Russian propaganda. Despite the fact that Current Time was intended to counterbalance Russian official news coverage, Kenan Aliyev, executive editor of Current Time, told Reuters that C.T. was not counterpropaganda at all. Reception In December 2017 Russia's Ministry of Justice added the outlet to the list of "foreign agents". It, alongside 8 other American public broadcasters, was the first mass me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Man
Northern Man () is a Russian far-right, nationalist, Islamophobic and anti-immigrant political organization founded in 2022 by Russian rapper (real name Mikhail Nitz). Ideology The stated goals of the organization are "consolidation of citizens based on the Slavic ethnicity," "popularization and preservation of traditional values," "patriotic education of youth," "support for physical and spiritual development," and assistance to Russian soldiers in Ukraine. Northern Man has been described as adhering to far-right, Russian nationalist, national-conservative, Islamophobic, anti-immigrant views. Ideologically, Northern Man is close to Russian Community, with which it has an alliance. History Misha Mavashi expressed the idea of creating the organization back in 2021, amid rising anti-migrant sentiments in Russia. The organization's stated start date is 25 November 2022, although it was already registered as an autonomous non-profit organization on 18 May 2022. The organizat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sorok Sorokov Movement
The Sorok Sorokov Movement (; DSS) is a Russian Russian Orthodoxy, Orthodox-Conservative traditionalism, traditionalist social movement founded on 1 June 2013. It was created by composer Andrei Kormukhin (brother of singer Olga Kormukhina) and athlete Vladimir Nosov. Its main activity is the protection of the construction of Eastern Orthodox Church, churches, religious processions and other church events. History In 2012, after the scandal and the Pussy Riot criminal case, a number of well-known church figures, such as Vsevolod Chaplin, publicly supported the proposal to create Orthodox squads in order to protect religious places from persons "carrying out blasphemous acts". The Sorok Sorokov Movement was created on 1 June 2013 by Andrei Kormukhin and his fellow athletes at the moment when they "faced opposition to the construction of churches in Moscow." According to Kormukhin, not everyone “liked” the program for the construction of Orthodox churches in Moscow: “When t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Caucasus
The North Caucasus, or Ciscaucasia, is a subregion in Eastern Europe governed by Russia. It constitutes the northern part of the wider Caucasus region, which separates Europe and Asia. The North Caucasus is bordered by the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea to the west, the Caspian Sea to the east, and the Caucasus Mountains to the south. The region shares land borders with the countries of Georgia (country), Georgia and Azerbaijan in the South Caucasus. Located in the southern part of the region, Mount Elbrus is the List of European ultra-prominent peaks, tallest peak in Europe. Krasnodar is the List of cities and towns in Russia by population, most populous among the urban area, urban centres in the region. The North Caucasus came under Russian control in the 19th century, following the Caucasian War between the Russian Empire and the various regional powers. The territory is the Southern Russia, southernmost portion of Russia and is divided between a number of Republics of Russia, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lists Of Indigenous Peoples Of Russia
Lists of indigenous peoples of Russia cover the indigenous ethnic groups in Russia other than Russians. As of 2010 these constituted about 20% of the population. The period lists are organized by the official classifications based on the number of people in each group and their location. * List of minor indigenous peoples of Russia, as defined by the Russian doctrine. The list is sorted by region * List of larger indigenous peoples of Russia * Indigenous small-numbered peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East * List of extinct indigenous peoples of Russia See also * Demographics of Russia * Ethnic groups in Russia *Indigenous peoples of Siberia Siberia is a vast region spanning the North Asia, northern part of the Asian continent and forming the Asiatic portion of Russia. As a result of the Russian conquest of Siberia (16th to 19th centuries) and of the subsequent Special settlements in ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Indigenous peoples of Russia Lists of indigenous peoples of Ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) is a media organization broadcasting news and analyses in 27 languages to 23 countries across Eastern Europe, Central Asia, the Caucasus, and the Middle East. Headquartered in Prague since 1995, RFE/RL operates 21 local bureaus with over 500 core staff, 1,300 freelancers, and 680 employees. Nicola Careem serves as the editor-in-chief. Founded during the Cold War, RFE began in 1949 targeting Soviet empire, Soviet satellite states, while RL, established in 1951, focused on the Soviet Union. Initially funded covertly by the Central Intelligence Agency, CIA until 1972, the two merged in 1976. RFE/RL was headquartered in Munich from 1949 to 1995, with additional broadcasts from Portugal's Glória do Ribatejo until 1996. Soviet authorities jammed their signals, and Second World, communist regimes often infiltrated their operations. Today, RFE/RL is a private 501(c)(3) corporation supervised by the United States Agency for Global Media, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Invasion Of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, , starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, conflict between the two countries which began in 2014. The fighting has caused hundreds of thousands of Casualties of the Russo-Ukrainian War, military casualties and tens of thousands of Ukrainian Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, civilian casualties. As of 2025, Russian troops Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine, occupy about 20% of Ukraine. From a population of 41 million, about 8 million Ukrainians had been internally displaced and more than 8.2 million Ukrainian refugee crisis, had fled the country by April 2023, creating Europe's List of largest refugee crises, largest refugee crisis since World War II. In late 2021, Russia Prelude to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, massed troops near Ukraine's borders and December 2021 Russian ultimatum to NATO, issued demands to the Western world, West i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Bastrykin
Alexander Ivanovich Bastrykin (, born August 27, 1953) is a Russian lawyer and official who has served as the Chairman of the Investigative Committee of Russia since 15 January 2011. He served as the First Deputy Prosecutor General of Russia and Chairman of the Investigative Committee of the Prosecutor General's Office from 2007 to 2011. He holds the special rank of General of Justice, the academic rank of Professor, and a doctoral degree in law. Biography Alexander Bastrykin graduated from the Law Faculty of Leningrad State University in 1975, and was a university classmate of Vladimir Putin. In 2007, President Vladimir Putin established the Investigative Committee of the Prosecutor General's Office, ''de facto'' independent from the Prosecutor General's Office, and Bastrykin became its first chairman. The appointment was reportedly instigated by Igor Sechin, wishing to retain his influence after the dismissal of his close ally Vladimir Ustinov from the position of pros ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Investigative Committee Of Russia
The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF; ) has since January 2011 been the main federal investigating authority in Russia. Its name (''Sledstvennyi komitet'') is usually abbreviated to ''SKR'' (). The agency replaced the Russian prosecutor general's Investigative Committee and operates as Russia's anti-corruption agency. It is answerable to the president of Russia and has statutory responsibility for inspecting the police forces, combating police corruption and police misconduct and is responsible for conducting investigations into local authorities and federal governmental bodies. On January 21, 2011, President Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree appointing Alexander Bastrykin, then the acting chair of the prosecutor general's Investigative Committee, as Sledkom's chairperson. In 2012 President Medvedev began to discuss the possibility of creating a Federal Anti-Corruption Bureau under Sledkom, as part of the campaign against corruption and to combat corr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Migrant Workers In Russia
Foreign migrant workers in Russia, commonly referred to as ''gastarbeiters'' (), form a significant part of Russia's workforce since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Comprising as much as 25% of the workforce, the majority of migrant workers come from Central Asia and the South Caucasus, and often work in low-skilled jobs. A considerable amount of them are illegal immigrants. , there were 11.58 million international migrants in Russia or about 7.9% of the total population. Internal migrants In Russian Empire, in poorer agricultural areas the peasants, usually men, were forced to temporarily migrate away from their place of residence for supplemental income, not necessarily seasonal. This custom was called . In some governorates ''otkhodniks'' constituted up to 40% of adult male population. In modern Russia a considerable part of workforce in severe regions of Russian Far North are fly-in fly-out workers. They work in longer shifts and live in shift settlements during work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caucasian Knot
Caucasian Knot () is an online news site that covers the Caucasus region in English and Russian. It was established in 2001 and Grigory Shvedov is the editor-in-chief.Giving people of the Caucasus a voice Radio Netherlands Worldwide. Retrieved 1 January 2013 It has a particular focus on politics and on human rights issues, including . History In 2001 the site started out as a project related to the human rights organisation |
