Transcript Racism in Modern Russia

Racism in Modern
Russia
by a student
of Yakutsk State University
Varlamova Nadezhda
group IDL-101, IDL-104
I. Racism and Democracy
Racism – one of the main problems in Russia as almost in every part of
the World.
Racism – the attempt ion that psycho cultural tracts and capacities are
determined by biological race and that races differ decisively from one
another which is usually coupled with a belief in inherent superiority of a
particular race and its right to domination over others.
2a. A doctrine or political program based on the assumption of racism and
designed to execute its principles.
b. A population or social system based on racism.
I. Racism and Democracy
Democracy – 1.a government of the people…
5. political, social or economic equality…
6. a state of society characterized by tolerance toward
minorities. Freedom of expression, and respect for the essential dignity and
worth of the human individual with equal opportunity for each to develop
freely to his fullest capacity in a cooperative community…
(Webster’s 3d New International Dictionary of the English
Language. Massachusetts, U.S.A, 1993)
II. Racist organizations in modern Russia
Russia outlined several priority sectors to develop in 1994
– one of them is to build a new state where all democratic
rights of people are protected. But the aim hasn’t been
reached. Even after sixty years from the Second World War
ending there is a problem of racism all over the World, even
in Russia.
II. Racist organizations in Modern Russia
B) There are a lot of racist groups in Russia working almost everywhere
“88”,”White bulldogs”, “Sever”, White bears”, ”Russkiy kulak”,
“Skinhead legion”, ”Blood and honor”, etc
All of these groups members call their selves “skin heads”
Russian “skinheads “determine their proposal -to protect their country
from foreigners and from non-Russian people in general-to be the best way
to bring stability into their country’s inner life.
Their ways of reaching the aim are violent and cruel to the people
different from them-who are not Russian
In Moscow, July, 2003 there was a protest action ,organized by the foreign
country students of Russian Capitol Moscow and St. Petersburg , called
“Black and White fight only on a chess board!” (The Moscow News,
July,2003)
III. The reasons of racist ideas popularity
A) skin head groups appealing was the result of not national but social
changes in the country
There was a great regress in Russia’s economics in 1993 that made
millions of people become unemployed.
Instability of the middle class ,that serves as the basis of stability and
positive social as a whole, was one pf the reasons of people’s depression
The difference between the rich and the poor became too obvious-sociality
divided into two opposite sides
The Education system was almost destroyed
the political events reflected skin head groups appealing
(the 1 Chechen company)
III. The reasons of racist ideas popularity
Sociologists of Russia say it is important “to provide
still necessary radical maneuvers in the social sphere;
1. to avert a threat to social security caused by the
deterioration of the living standards and the equality of
life.
2... to form the middle class, the foundation of market
relations and guarantee of sociopolitical stability.
3. In every way to support the family as the main social
institution that reduces frustration and general
instability...”
* N. Rimashevskaya - Social Reform Strategies in Russia;
Social Sciences; Russian Academy of Sciences: v.2; p. 35#3
IV. People’s mass as a great destructive power
French sociologist Lebonne described in his book
“Psychology of the People’s mass” published in
1857 of the 19th century feelings and emotions a
man may have in a crowd of people
He wrote that the crowd is absolutely faceless,
irresponsible and dependent from it’s leader
The sociologist foresaw the role of personalities
had gone and that the times of destructible
people’s crowd had come *
*(Fakel. Fio.4.2002)
V. The government politics and racist organizations
activity
Bringing national, racial, religious intolerance activities
“is determined to be a crime (the Criminal Code of the
Russian Federation)
The President Putin said in Krakow’s conference in Poland,
27 January, that “no one has the right to be indifferent to
nationalism, anti-Semitism, xenophobia... Unfortunately,
even in our country we see these diseases too often, and we
are ashamed...”
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Webster’s 3d New International Dictionary of the English
Language, Marriam - Webster Inc., Springfield Massachusetts,
USA; 1993)
The Moscow News, July, 2003
N. Rimashevskaya - Social Reform Strategies in Russia; Social
Sciences; Russian Academy of Sciences: v.2; p. 35#3
Fakel. Fio. 4. 2002
The Criminal Code of the Russian Federation