Ultranationalists Attempt to Unite

Ultranationalists created a new umbrella group this week, though their chances of obtaining official registration appeared slim. The group, called simply Russkiye (Russians), aims to “establish a national government and proclaim a Russian national state,” co-founder Dmitry Dyomushkin told Interfax. Dyomushkin, former head of the banned Slavic Union, a group notorious for its Russian acronym “SS,” will head one of the new group’s six managing bodies. […]