Ivan Igorevich Khutorskoy (February 17, 1983, Moscow – November 16, 2009, Moscow) was a
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skinhead, nicknamed "Bonecrusher," who was a prominent member of the Russian
anti-fascist
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movement. He was murdered in his home in a suburb of Moscow.
Background
Khutorskoy was known for working security at anti-fascist concerts and at press conferences by Stanislav Markelov. Trained in
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arm-wrestling, Khutorskoy was an experienced street fighter and took part in multiple beatings of people, particularly
neo-Nazis
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, on the streets of Moscow. Videos of some of the beatings were posted online. He also was known for organizing self-defense classes for anti-fascists.
He was shot by a pistol in his own doorway on November 16, 2009. The group (BORN, (БОРН)) claimed responsibility for the killing, although several media outlets have questioned the existence of that organization. There are even claims that the entire organization is "purely comic-opera character."
See also
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Antifaschistische Aktion
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Red and Anarchist Skinheads
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Combat Terrorist Organization
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NS/WP Crew
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The Savior (paramilitary organization)
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Footnotes
External links
A gentle bonecrusher – The life and death of Ivan KhutorskoyAnti-fascist activist shot dead in Moscow
1983 births
2009 deaths
Deaths by firearm in Russia
Assassinated anarchists
People murdered in Russia
Russian anarchists
Russian anti-fascists
Skinhead
Unsolved murders in Russia
21st-century anarchists
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