[lbo-talk] Locals Call For Expulsion Of Chechens In Northern Russia

[Chris Doss]

It's not "northern Russia," it's one town near
Finland. Northern Russia extends from Estonia to
Alaska. From what I've read, it's not Chechens, but
Caucasians in general, they want out (though Chechens
would be the primary target).

I'm surprised to learn that the Chechen diaspora up
there is so large. Karelia's not an economic
powerhouse. Maybe they get some spillover from the
Finns.

The head of Karelia, according to KP. is stating that
this has "no ethnic character," which strikes me as a
bit odd:

Ãëàâà Êàðåëèè Ñåðãåé Êàòàíàíäîâ ðàñöåíèë ìàññîâûå
áåñïîðÿäêè â Êîíäîïîãå êàê áûòîâîé êîíôëèêò è ïðèçâàë
íå ïðèäàâàòü èì ýòíè÷åñêîé îêðàñêè.

 
«Ìû íå äîïóñòèì ðàçäóâàíèÿ óãîëîâíîãî ïðåñòóïëåíèÿ â
ýòíè÷åñêèé êîíôëèêò, - çàÿâèë Êàòàíàíäîâ. - Ìû
âûÿñíèì, êòî ñòîèò çà ýòèìè ñîáûòèÿìè, è íå äîïóñòèì
ðàçæèãàíèÿ ìåæíàöèîíàëüíîé ðîçíè. Áàíäèò
íàöèîíàëüíîñòè íå èìååò».

 
Ïðè ýòîì îí, ïðàâäà, ïðèçíàë, ÷òî «ñèòóàöèÿ â
Êîíäîïîãå âîçíèêëà íå íà ïóñòîì ìåñòå, íàïðÿæåíèå
íàêàïëèâàëîñü». 

--- Michael Givel <mgivel at earthlink.net> wrote:


> Right-Wingers Clash With Police As Locals Call For
> Expulsion Of
> Chechens In Northern Russia
> 
> 

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