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Russia, Israel: Neo-Nazi

Monday, September 10th, 2007 @ 19:56 UTC

by Veronica Khokhlova

Countries:: Israel, Russia
Topics:: Freedom of Speech, Diaspora, Ethnicity, History, Law, Media, Racism, Religion, War & Conflict, International Relations, Politics

Sean's Russia Blog writes: “Russian youth’s embrace of Nazism doesn’t just happen in Russia. It’s also happens where one might not initially expect: Israel.”

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