Semyon Valeryevich Tokmakov ( born 26 July 1975 in

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is a figure in the Russian Russian nationalism, nationalist movement. Tokmakov was a leader of the nationalist organization Russian Goal. He achieved notoriety in 1998 when he and other

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attacked William Jefferson, a black

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embassy guard in Moscow. Semyon was arrested for the attack, spending a year and a half in prison.AP, Mosco
Skinheads fight their 'holy war'
''Taipei Times''. 10 Jun 2004. As of 2004, Tokmakov was referenced as the "youth leader" for Russia's

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. The anti-fascist Russian website ''Freedom-online.narod.ru'' claims that Tokmakov was born in the city of

in 1978, and worked as a security guard and bank protector there.Yevgeniy Karamian, Marina Velikanova, Stanislav Skoblo, Oleg Fotchkin, Maksim Pulemetov, Yulia Grishina, Dmitriy Kafanov
online.narod.ru/Tsaritsino.htm Pogrom on Tsaritsino food market. Nothing Unusual. Just Regular Fascism.
''Freedom'' (Moscow). 2001.

Media quotes from Tokmakov

*"Why have they all come here? They bring nothing but drugs and AIDS. Every day they harass and steal our women." *"When you kill cockroaches, you don't feel sorry for them, do you?"

Sources

The Wandering Jew-Hater
''Southern Poverty Law Center''.

References

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