Tag: xenophobia in Russia

A Baker’s Dozen of Neglected Russian Stories – No. 22

February 5, 2016

A Baker’s Dozen of Neglected Russian Stories – No. 22 2016-02-05 18:07:21 Staunton, VA, February 5, 2016 – The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often appears to be is far too large for anyone to keep up with. But there needs to be a way […]

Multi-Culturalism When Present Promotes Development in Russia’s Regions, Moscow Scholar Says

April 15, 2015

Staunton, April 14 – The more ethnically diverse a region in Russia is and the higher the level of tolerance for representatives of other cultures, the more positive are the consequences for the development of the society and the economy there, according to Aleksandr Tatarko, a scholar at the Moscow Laboratory for Socio-Cultural Research. At […]

Antisemitism Re-Emerging in Russia, Moscow Jewish Writer Says

October 29, 2014

Staunton, October 29 – A Moscow Jewish writer who attracted international attention three years ago for a column which declared that antisemitism no longer was a problem in the Russian Federation now says that her own experiences show that tragically this ancient “fear and hatred” is returning alongside other national hatreds. Alina Farkash, whose 2011 […]