Article published in the newspapers Le Soir and La Presse on 29 and 30 July 2010.
Moscow - July 14, Yuri Volkov was to celebrate its 23 years. Killed in a fight with a young Chechen woman, he has been rather right to a funeral, despite him becoming a martyr to the cause of Russian nationalist, told our contributor.
At the foot of Tchistie Prudy metro station in central Moscow, photos of Yuri Volkov are surrounded by hundreds of bouquets of flowers, scarves Spartak, his favorite soccer team, and nationalist slogans like " Death to non-Russians. " A few yards away on the night of July 9 to 10, the young assistant director of the state television channel Rossiya-2 was saying goodbye to his friends after a concert when three young Chechens have passed nearby. One of them struck the shoulder of a friend of Yuri, presumably inadvertently. "What, there is not enough room here? "protested his friend, before receiving a punch to the face. The fight broke out. A few seconds later, Yuri Volkov, mortally wounded in a knife the heart, collapsed.
His friends managed to catch and neutralize the three attackers with the assistance of traffic officers. Souleïmanov Magomed, 24, has admitted the crime and surrendered his knife forces order. His two companions were released on conditions.
Volkov, the martyr
Since then, members of fan club Spartak, which was part Volkov activated. Among them, many nationalists. For them, the murderer is not only a criminal, but a representative of a diaspora unpopular and accused of all evils.
In two weeks they have held three rallies in memory of Volkov Tchistie Prudy station, each time bringing several hundred people. During one of these events, a merchant "not Russian" DVD installed nearby was attacked.
Although the groupings were not allowed, the police have not prevented. Hate slogans against "enemies" of the Russian people now lining the walls of the station.
Yet, Yuri Volkov was not an extreme rightist, said Galina Kozhevnikov, deputy director of the Sova center, an NGO that studies the racist movements in Russia. "It's better for the nationalists. They can more easily use it as an innocent victim to their propaganda."
killings or serious injuries following an altercation beast is not so rare in Russia, said Ms. Kozhevnikov. "There are many dangerous people in Moscow. And it is not only Chechens!"
Release
Sunday, the alleged murderer of Yuri Volkov has been released, which has reignited anger among friends of the young man and nationalists. According to them, influential members of the Chechen diaspora have lobbied the police to hush up the case. They also ensure that the family Volkov receives threats from strangers. Before
objects to the memory of Yuri Volkov, Wednesday afternoon, a supporter of Spartak stood guard while curious passers-by stopped to read the inscriptions nationalists.
"We are pacifists," says Sergei Pozdniakov, 27, who knew vaguely Yuri. He said the nationalists are the minority in the fan club Spartak generally "apolitical and neutral."
's speech Sergei is still ambiguous. "We have a multi-ethnic country, we must ensure that no other racist crimes," said Sergei, before adding: "It is the Chechens who cause incidents. They want to show they are powerful here. We walk away empty, and them, they carry around knives. "
Sergei believes that the friends of Yuri need to continue actions to force the Russian police, deemed corrupt and inefficient to go through with the case. "We must ensure that crime will not go unpunished." RACIST CRIMES
During the first half of 2010, 167 people have been victims of racist crimes in Russia. Nineteen of them died. Most were migrant workers from former Soviet Central Asia and anti-fascists. Racist attacks are still steadily declining, particularly in Moscow. Is that for two years, police have actually started to arrest those responsible for racist violence, although many crimes go unpunished. The Nationalists responded by calling for terrorism against the government, which does not defend enough the "Russian nation", in their opinion.
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