The Saviour (russian: Спас, also translated as Salvation or The Redeemer) was a militant
nationalist organization which claimed credit for the August
2006 Moscow market bombing. Media reports indicate that the market, located near
Cherkizovsky, was targeted due to its high volume of
Central Asian and
Caucasian
Caucasian may refer to:
Anthropology
*Anything from the Caucasus region
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** ''Caucasian Exarchate'' (1917–1920), an ecclesiastical exarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church in the Caucasus region
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Languages
* Northwest Caucasian l ...
clientele.
Four members of The Saviour were sentenced to life imprisonment, while four others received lesser prison terms.
References
Anti-Asian sentiment in Russia
Anti-Caucasus sentiment in Russia
Anti–Central Asian sentiment in Russia
Far-right politics in Russia
Racism in Russia
Russian nationalist organizations
Terrorism in Russia
Paramilitary organizations based in Russia
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