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Monday 16th, 26 years old Ivan Khutorskoy aka
Vanya-kostolom was shot dead at the entrance of his house. This name
is not well-known among the general public, but he was a colossal figure
among Russian antifascists and left activists. First of all, he is
known as one of the informal leaders of the youth antifascist movement, and
one of the founders of R.A.S.H. (Red and Anarchist skinheads) – a community
of skinheads-antifascists adhering to left political views. It’s
obvious to most of his friends that the murder was committed
by Russian neo-Nazis.
Ivan’s initials, photos, and home address, as well as those of many
other antifascists like Fedor Filatov and Timour Dzhaparidze, were
repeatedly published on Nazi websites in order to call Nazi bastards
for his destruction. It was the 4th attempt on Ivan’s life. First, he
was assaulted by Nazis in 2005. This incident was captured by a camera and
was shown in a documentary program “Ordinary antifascism.” Then
attackers waited for Ivan at the entrance of his house, stabbed him in
the neck with a screwdriver, and inflicted several blows with a baseball
bat - he miraculously survived. The third attack was carried out in
January 2009 when Ivan was stabbed in the stomach during a street fight; this wound was
also almost lethal, but he survived again. And now, when everything
else had failed, Nazis decided to try guns.
He was a kind-hearted and responsive man, always ready to help
his friends in any situation. Ivan was an example of indomitable will
and courage for all of us. He remained faithful to his convictions
till the end. With Ivan, any such claims post-mortem would be a
misrepresentation any way around, as every clique and crew in the
scene considered him one of them, and he was respected and loved by
absolutely everyone. Ivan considered himself a RASH skinhead, which
did not bother apolitical and patriotic Moscow Troyan Skinheads to
consider him one of them. And anarchists, of course, considered Ivan
one of the anarchists, and it is true that Ivan had anti-authoritarian
and social positions and was always ready to provide security for
anarchist events. But he did not live for activism – he lived for
the streets and for punk rock.
Perpetrators will be prosecuted – we will do all our best for it. Our
duty is to continue the activities started by him.
Here is a link with bank details for donations to support Ivan's family
http://www.avtonom.org/index.php?nid=2250
Monday 16th, 26 years old Ivan Khutorskoy aka
Vanya-kostolom was shot dead at the entrance of his house. This name
is not well-known among the general public, but he was a colossal figure
among Russian antifascists and left activists. First of all, he is
known as one of the informal leaders of the youth antifascist movement, and
one of the founders of R.A.S.H. (Red and Anarchist skinheads) – a community
of skinheads-antifascists adhering to left political views. It’s
obvious to most of his friends that the murder was committed
by Russian neo-Nazis.
Ivan’s initials, photos, and home address, as well as those of many
other antifascists like Fedor Filatov and Timour Dzhaparidze, were
repeatedly published on Nazi websites in order to call Nazi bastards
for his destruction. It was the 4th attempt on Ivan’s life. First, he
was assaulted by Nazis in 2005. This incident was captured by a camera and
was shown in a documentary program “Ordinary antifascism.” Then
attackers waited for Ivan at the entrance of his house, stabbed him in
the neck with a screwdriver, and inflicted several blows with a baseball
bat - he miraculously survived. The third attack was carried out in
January 2009 when Ivan was stabbed in the stomach during a street fight; this wound was
also almost lethal, but he survived again. And now, when everything
else had failed, Nazis decided to try guns.
He was a kind-hearted and responsive man, always ready to help
his friends in any situation. Ivan was an example of indomitable will
and courage for all of us. He remained faithful to his convictions
till the end. With Ivan, any such claims post-mortem would be a
misrepresentation any way around, as every clique and crew in the
scene considered him one of them, and he was respected and loved by
absolutely everyone. Ivan considered himself a RASH skinhead, which
did not bother apolitical and patriotic Moscow Troyan Skinheads to
consider him one of them. And anarchists, of course, considered Ivan
one of the anarchists, and it is true that Ivan had anti-authoritarian
and social positions and was always ready to provide security for
anarchist events. But he did not live for activism – he lived for
the streets and for punk rock.
Perpetrators will be prosecuted – we will do all our best for it. Our
duty is to continue the activities started by him.
Here is a link with bank details for donations to support Ivan's family
http://www.avtonom.org/index.php?nid=2250
