ANTI-ARMENIAN INCIDENTS IN RUSSIA INSPIRED BY RUSSIAN AUTHORITIES TO SOME DEGREE

PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian incidents in Russia are not only left without opposition by the Russian authorities, but also are inspired by them to a certain degree, editor-in-chief of the Yerkramas newspaper of Armenians of Russia Tigran Tavadian stated in the course of an on-line interview at OpenArmenia.com. However, in his words, it is necessary to reach a clear understanding what is meant by «Russian authorities» - the President, the Government or the Governors. Today there are regions in Russia that are rather successful in the inter-ethnic respect, however those like Krasnodar Territory are also available. At present there is no strong and stable authority in Russia that can prevent events like the latest incident in Novorossiysk or even simply punish those guilty. Tigran Tavadian also reminded of another case. In his words, October 17 past year Budennovsk funded in 1799 by Karabakh Armenians celebrated a jubilee and a complex devoted to Armenian founding fathers of the town was opened there. However, it did not go without incidents there either - the monument was damaged by vandals that were never found. However, the monument is restored today. «In that situation the zeal displayed by officers of Krasnodar Territory State Department of Internal Affairs is surprising, as they literally terrorized our editor's office, trying to find out whether we plan «aggressive actions» in front of the Turkish Consulate General in Novorossiysk on the day of the 90-th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide,» he added. Meanwhile, Tavadian noted that people in Russia know that Armenia is a strategic partner of Russia, however they clearly differentiate Armenia and Armenians of Armenia from Armenians in Russia, who in their opinion «have come in large numbers.»