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...Russian citizens of "wrong" ethnic origins had been the prerogative of the country's right-wing neo-Nazi groups. But as the state embarks on a vicious xenophobic campaign against Georgians, the Movement Against Illegal Immigration (NDPI), a key nationalist body known among the initiated as the Movement Against Non-Slav Immigration, eagerly called upon its followers to support the state in exposing "the enemy" wherever they can be found - at marketplaces, in offices, at homes. While the state still pays lip service to weeding out violators of law and order, the NDPI and other neo-Nazis know only...
...skinheads also target non-Slav minorities from the Caucasus, whom Russians disparagingly refer to as "blacks," and Jews. Last October, a crowd of 300 skinheads smashed a market in south Moscow, beating the "black" merchants, then moved on to the Sevastopol Hotel to attack Afghan refugees staying there. Four people were killed and more than 20 badly injured...
When reporting for service, the draftee is channeled into a military branch. Though he can indicate his preference, he must accept the draft board's decision. Generally, those with good records and the highest intelligence are sent to the air force, the strategic rocket forces or the navy. Non-Slavs, however, are usually excluded from these elite units. Says Rand Corporation Analyst S. Enders Wimbush: "Soldiers are clearly recruited in a way that reflects the worries of society. The average Russian citizen and Soviet decision maker have questions about the allegiance of the non-Slav, especially the Central Asian." Typically...
...onesided without some understanding of the Soviet economy and cultural patterns, just as the study of Soviet literature in a vacuum cannot provide an adequate insight into the USSR. Similarly, this specialization has resulted in important aspects of the Soviet Union being completely overlooked, such as the multinational, non-Slav facet of the USSR, traditional Russian norms, etc. Lastly, the material covered in the various courses often tends to overlap. The general value and specific Harvard need for an interdisciplinary, integrated approach to Soviet civilization could be best served by a new upper-level Soc. Sci. The new course, however...
...Tough Non-Slav. The laurels went to an obscure Armenian, Ivan Christoforo-vich Bagramian. Army files in Moscow held little but Bagramian's dry record; Army men knew little of this Armenian, save that he was the only non-Slav to command a front...
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