Revamped Nationalist Group Goes Legal

A notorious nationalist group has unexpectedly won a five-year battle for registration with the Justice Ministry, in line with what analysts said was a Kremlin plan to create a controllable right-wing movement. It remains to be seen, however, whether nationalists, most of whom distrust and resent the authorities, will flock to the banners of the Congress of Russian Communities. The group was established as a political party in 1992 and merged into the Rodina party […]