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    HOVHANNISIAN: RUSSIAN FASCIST THEMSELVES DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE SAYING

    Yerkir.am
    June 09, 2006

    The recent shows of racism in Russia, and especially the attacks
    by skinheads at ethnic Armenians, seem to weaken the basics of the
    Armenian-Russian relations.

    While it is not reflected on the level of state relations, it is having
    a strong impact on the society. The brotherly country is becoming a
    place where Armenians do not feel comfortable.

    "The Russian society has a low self-esteem because it has lost the
    cold war," says Vahan Hovhannisian. "That's why the neo-fascism and
    crime have covered Moscow. These losses could not but impact the
    Russian society, especially when the economic growth is due to oil
    prices and not industrial growth."

    "Russian fascists don't understand well what they are saying. They
    speak of the cleanness of the race without even realizing Mussolini
    or General Franco would have been killed immediately if they entered
    the Moscow subway because they look dark-skinned."

    The National Assembly vice-speaker says the Russian government does
    not work efficiently enough to tackle the issue.
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