ANTI-ARMENIAN INCIDENTS IN RUSSIA INSPIRED BY RUSSIAN AUTHORITIES TO SOME DEGREE

Pan Armenian News
07.05.2005 04:33

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenian incidents in Russia are not only
left without opposition by the Russian authorities, but also
are inspired by them to a certain degree, editor-in-chief of the
Yerkramas newspaper of Armenians of Russia Tigran Tavadian stated
in the course of an on-line interview at OpenArmenia.com. However,
in his words, it is necessary to reach a clear understanding what
is meant by «Russian authorities» – the President, the Government
or the Governors. Today there are regions in Russia that are rather
successful in the inter-ethnic respect, however those like Krasnodar
Territory are also available. At present there is no strong and stable
authority in Russia that can prevent events like the latest incident
in Novorossiysk or even simply punish those guilty. Tigran Tavadian
also reminded of another case. In his words, October 17 past year
Budennovsk funded in 1799 by Karabakh Armenians celebrated a jubilee
and a complex devoted to Armenian founding fathers of the town was
opened there. However, it did not go without incidents there either –
the monument was damaged by vandals that were never found. However, the
monument is restored today. «In that situation the zeal displayed by
officers of Krasnodar Territory State Department of Internal Affairs
is surprising, as they literally terrorized our editor’s office,
trying to find out whether we plan «aggressive actions» in front
of the Turkish Consulate General in Novorossiysk on the day of the
90-th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide,» he added. Meanwhile,
Tavadian noted that people in Russia know that Armenia is a strategic
partner of Russia, however they clearly differentiate Armenia and
Armenians of Armenia from Armenians in Russia, who in their opinion
«have come in large numbers.»

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