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Kolovrat (Russian: Коловрат) is a Russian Rock Against Communism (RAC)/[1]thrash metal[citation needed] band. This is a cult band among the Russian nationalists[2][3] and has been described as "famous" in the RAC scene[1] and "best known" of the Russian white power bands.[4] It has been described as a neo-Nazi group.[5][4]
History
[edit]The band was founded in 1994, in Moscow by Fedor Volkov and his friends. Denis Gerasimov is a frontman of the group from 2000 year. Originally called Russkoe Getto (Russian: Русское гетто, Russian Ghetto), they changed their name to Kolovrat in the autumn of 1997.[4]
On November 4, 2009, the band played openly for the first time in the center of Moscow, at the Bolotnaya Square as part of the yearly "Russian March".[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Zuev, Denis (2013-01-01). "The Russian March: Investigating the Symbolic Dimension of Political Performance in Modern Russia". Europe-Asia Studies. 65 (1): 102–126. doi:10.1080/09668136.2012.738800. ISSN 0966-8136. S2CID 143576597.
- ^ Возрождение русского язычества связано с ростом национализма Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Курских скинхэдов наказали за подпольный концерт Archived 2013-01-13 at archive.today
- ^ a b c Mareš, Miroslav; Laryš, Martin (2015-08-09). "The Transnational Relations of the Contemporary Russian Extreme Right". Europe-Asia Studies. 67 (7): 1056–1078. doi:10.1080/09668136.2015.1067673. ISSN 0966-8136. S2CID 153395060.
- ^ Laryš, Martin; Mareš, Miroslav (2011-01-01). "Right-Wing Extremist Violence in the Russian Federation". Europe-Asia Studies. 63 (1): 129–154. doi:10.1080/09668136.2011.534308. ISSN 0966-8136. S2CID 153613351.
- ^ Единство России отпраздновали националисты и «Наши»
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