Analysts draw parallels of pig's head incident with Zhuravel's case
The incident of throwing a pig's head at the monument to Akhmat Kadyrov in Moscow and the beating up of Nikita Zhuravel, a Volgograd resident, are links in one chain aimed at whipping up anti-Chechen sentiments in Russia. This is what Ruslan Kutaev, the President of the Assembly of Caucasian Nations, and Yuni Uspanov, an entrepreneur, believe.
On October 12, a video appeared online showing a young man throwing a pig's head to the monument located in Akhmat Kadyrov Street in Moscow.
On August 17, 2004, Moscow authorities decided to name one of Moscow streets after the deceased Chechen President Akhmat Kadyrov. A monument to Kadyrov was erected in the street. On December 5, 2011, unknown persons planted pigs' heads to the monument.
"Focuses of controlled anti-Chechen sentiments are being created ... This is not just a loner, but a provocateur who throws into Russian society something that arouses hostility," says Ruslan Kutaev, the President of the Assembly of Caucasian Nations.
The reason for this, in his opinion, is the need to demonstrate at least some victories to Russians. "The inflated anti-Chechen propaganda should somehow serve to unite people inside Russia," Mr Kutaev believes.
Yuni Uspanov, a Chechen entrepreneur, agrees with him. "This is part of the trend to incite national hatred towards Chechens," he has stated.
In his opinion, this trend should have been suppressed from the very beginning. "Zhuravel should have been placed in jail in Volgograd, he should have been tried there ... There was no need to bring him to Chechnya for this," Mr Uspanov believes.
This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on October 14, 2023 at 01:14 am MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.
Source: СK correspondent