Battle Organization of Russian Nationalists
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| Years active | 2007-2015 |
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| Criminal activities | Murder |
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The Combat Organization of Russian Nationalists (Russian: Боевая организация русских националистов, BORN) or Battle Organization of Russian Nationalists, was a Russian neo-Nazi group. Members were accused of a series of murders and attempted murders, leading to the deaths of at least ten people.
Formation[edit]
Ilya Goryachev and Nikita Tikhonov founded the group in 2007.[1][2][3](p9) Goryachev had previously been the leader of the Russian Image organization in the early 2000s.[4] Goryachev was reported to have Kremlin contacts.[3][5] Goryachev and Tikhonov had met at Moscow’s Historical Library in 2002.[3](p40) It was the militant wing of the Russian Image (Russkii obraz) organization.[6]
Crimes[edit]
Two journalists, Stanislav Markelov and Anastasia Baburova, were murdered by members of BORN on 19 January 2009.[7][8] This drew the group international attention.[9] The actions of the group involved numerous murders and attempted murders, leading to the deaths of at least ten people.[10][11]
Judge Eduard Chuvashov of the Moscow City Court, who handed down a verdict in the case of the murders of Markelov and Baburova, was murdered on 12 April 2010 by members of BORN.[8][12][13]
Alexei Korshunov, a member of the group, was suspected of killing Ivan Khutorskoy, and fled to Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine.[14][15] Korshunov later died in September 2011, having blown himself up with a grenade he was carrying.[15][6]
Investigation and legal proceedings[edit]
Ryno and Skachevsky were sentenced on 7 April 2010. As they were both under the age of majority, neither could be sentenced to more than ten years in prison.[16] After the arrests of Khasis and Tikhonov in November 2009, the group ceased its activities, and disbanded entirely in 2010.[6]
In 2011, Tikhonov, one of the organization's leaders and founders, was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murders of Markelov and Baburova, and his roommate Yevgenia Khasis received 18 years in a penal colony.[7][17] The court ordered a review of the case in 2021.[18]
In April 2015, Maxim Baklagin and Vyacheslav Isayev were sentenced to life imprisonment, and Mikhail Volkov was sentenced to 24 years in prison.[19] In July 2015 Goryachev was sentenced to life imprisonment for organizing a gang, five murders, and arms trafficking.[2][20] During the trials, the defendants repeatedly claimed that BORN did not exist.[21]
References[edit]
- ↑ Mrázek, Ondřej (2014-12-01). "Russia: Neo-Nazi gang connected to Kremlin murdered anti-Fascists, immigrants and judges". Romea. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ragozin, Leonid (2017-06-29). "Why Russian Ultranationalists Confronted Their Own Government on the Battlefields of Ukraine". Eurasianet. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Horvath, Robert (2021). Putin’s Fascists: Russkii Obraz and the Politics of Managed Nationalism in Russia. BASEES/Routledge series on Russian and East European studies. London New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group. ISBN 978-0-367-47413-3. Search this book on
- ↑ Kravtsova, Yekaterina (2013-05-12). "2 Militant Nationalists Arrested for Killings". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- ↑ "Russia: Witness Says 'Leader' of Neo-Nazi Group Had Links With Kremlin". Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project. 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Yudina, Natalia (December 2020). "The New Exile Strategy of Russian Nationalists". Illiberalism Studies Program. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Russia's Supreme Court Sends Murder Convictions Of Two Neo-Nazis Back For Review". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 2021-12-09. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Russian Ultrationalists Allegedly Involved In High-Profile Killings Detained". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 2013-05-13. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- ↑ Sukhankin, Sergey (September 2015). “Russia for Russians!” Ultranationalism and xenophobia in Russia: from marginality to state promoted philosophy (Report). Barcelona Centre for International Affairs. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- ↑ Mirovalev, Mansur (2015-09-23). "Behind Russia's ultra-nationalist crackdown". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
- ↑ Mitrokhin, Nikolay (2023-03-07). "Where Are Russia's Nationalists in the War Against Ukraine?". Carnegie Politika. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
- ↑ Афонский, Алексей (2015-04-21). "Фигуранты дела БОРН получили от 24 лет до пожизненного заключения". РАПСИ. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-04-21. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Judge in neo-Nazi trials shot dead in Moscow". The Guardian. Associated Press. 2010-04-12. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- ↑ Volodzko, David (2022-05-03). "The Shadowy Russian Scheme That Dumped Nazis Into Ukraine". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 "В Москве ОМОН сорвал турнир памяти Ивана Хуторского. 50 задержанных". Radio Liberty (in русский). 2019-11-17. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- ↑ Федосенко, Владимир (2010-04-09). "Десять лет за ненависть. Лидеры бандитской группировки осуждены повторно". Rossiyskaya Gazeta (in русский). 75 (5154). Archived from the original on 2021-06-27. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "В Москве начались задержания участников марша памяти Маркелова и Бабуровой". Mediazona (in русский). 2019-01-19. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- ↑ "Russian Supreme Court Trims Sentence Of Ex-Neo-Nazi Activist Jailed For Murders Of Journalist, Lawyer". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 2022-01-27. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- ↑ "Life In Prison For Russian Ultranationalists". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 2015-04-21. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- ↑ "Илью Горячева приговорили к пожизненному заключению". Руфабула (in русский). 2015-07-24. Archived from the original on 2021-06-28. Retrieved 2021-06-19. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "БОРН. Графический рассказ Виктории Ломаско Как судили самую жестокую националистическую группировку в России". Meduza (in русский). 2015-04-21. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
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