Do Russians discriminate against other whites?

Egor shcherbakov probably didn't expect that he would become the focus of Russian attention in the near future. 10 10 13, the 25-year-old Russian got into a quarrel in Moscow and was stabbed to death by an attacker from the Caucasus. Then, a full-scale racial riot broke out, people shouted slogans such as "Russia, Russia" and "White Power" and destroyed a shopping center. Police in Moscow arrested about 400 people, most of whom were ultra-right nationalists. They tried to retaliate against foreigners in Russia and searched the cities for the perpetrators.

This matter is hardly isolated. In recent years, xenophobia, racism and violence against non-Slavs in Russia have increased significantly. Experts say the reason lies in people's general dissatisfaction with economic stagnation and official corruption. This is also a response to the surge of migrant workers from Russia's "close neighbors" Caucasus and Central Asia. At present, there are as many foreigners visiting Russia as1300 ~140,000, and the number of immigrants is second only to that of the United States.

However, the United States has largely integrated immigrants, while Russia has not. According to the research by Mark Yustinov of Moscow Higher Economic Institute, nearly 70% of Russians have negative views on other ethnic groups, and 1/5 people think that they have no position in Russia at all.

In addition, most Russians hope that the government will take action on this. 20 12 1 10 A national poll conducted by the Moscow Levada Analysis Center shows that nearly 65% of the respondents support some restrictions on foreign workers.

No wonder there has been a sharp increase in race-related violence in recent years, especially in Moscow and other cities. According to Russian human rights monitoring organization SOVA, last year alone, 18 people were killed in ethnic attacks in Russia, and nearly 200 people were injured. But experts say the actual number may be much higher, because most attacks are not reported.

Extreme right-wing nationalism has contributed to the increase of racial violence. Historically, during the period of economic and political turmoil, nationalist thoughts and speeches infiltrated into Russian politics, which contributed to Russia's belief in great powers and formed the Russian self-consciousness to a certain extent.

Today, Russia's far-right voice is far more than just nationalist rhetoric. The influence of far-right organizations is growing. Alexander Wiechowski of SOVA said: "Although up to now, the extreme right is still a marginal phenomenon in Russian politics. However, there is a widespread view in Russian society that nationalism is a promising ideology and will be more and more supported by the people in the future. "

This nationalism is not just a right-wing concept. More and more people from different political factions in Russia agree with the racist national identity. In the report of 20 12, the public institute, the official Russian civil society monitoring organization, pointed out: "today, the degree of xenophobia of various social organizations has increased. This change is particularly significant among residents living in big cities and people with higher education. The first thing they hate is immigrants from the Caucasus and Central Asia who are stimulated by' insurmountable' cultural differences. " As a result, an "exclusive fashion" swept through Russia was formed.