Comments on: Yashin on “Klu-Klux Fans” http://seansrussiablog.org/2007/09/05/yashin-on-klu-klux-fans/ Russia Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:20:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Global Voices Online » Russia: Football Fans; More on Politkovskaya http://seansrussiablog.org/2007/09/05/yashin-on-klu-klux-fans/comment-page-1/#comment-6717 Global Voices Online » Russia: Football Fans; More on Politkovskaya Thu, 06 Sep 2007 22:32:39 +0000 http://seansrussiablog.org/2007/09/05/yashin-on-klu-klux-fans/#comment-6717 [...] Russia Blog posts an update on Anna Politkovskaya’s murder investigation and writes about the nationalist politics behind Russia’s football fandom. Share [...] [...] Russia Blog posts an update on Anna Politkovskaya’s murder investigation and writes about the nationalist politics behind Russia’s football fandom. Share [...]

]]> By: Michael Averko http://seansrussiablog.org/2007/09/05/yashin-on-klu-klux-fans/comment-page-1/#comment-6622 Michael Averko Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:13:19 +0000 http://seansrussiablog.org/2007/09/05/yashin-on-klu-klux-fans/#comment-6622 During a recent Bosnia-Israel match in Sarejevo, there were sieg heil salutes in the stands. At a Polish league match, a Nigerian player had bananas thrown at him. During a Spanish league match, the crowd made ape sounds directed against Black players. In Croatia, there was a 50,000 plus crowd lauding a pro-Ustasha concert. Some high profile Croat government officials uncritically attended that event. I know this is a blog dealing with Russia. I also know about how often Russia is hypocritically put under the microscope in a suggestive manner that KKK like activity is only evident in Russia. During a recent Bosnia-Israel match in Sarejevo, there were sieg heil salutes in the stands.

At a Polish league match, a Nigerian player had bananas thrown at him.

During a Spanish league match, the crowd made ape sounds directed against Black players.

In Croatia, there was a 50,000 plus crowd lauding a pro-Ustasha concert. Some high profile Croat government officials uncritically attended that event.

I know this is a blog dealing with Russia. I also know about how often Russia is hypocritically put under the microscope in a suggestive manner that KKK like activity is only evident in Russia.

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