The video discusses the history and disappearance of the skinhead subculture in Russia. The skinhead movement originated in England in the 1960s and spread to Russia in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Russian skinheads were mostly nationalists who blamed economic problems on migrants and people of non-Russian nationality.
The subculture thrived in the 1990s amidst economic crisis, mass unemployment, and social unrest. Skinheads were characterized by their distinctive appearance, including shaved heads, leather jackets, and camouflage pants. They often organized fights and attacks on people of non-Russian nationality.
However, by the mid-2000s, the Russian government began to crack down on skinheads, initiating criminal cases against them and imprisoning their leaders. The media was also more strictly controlled, making it harder for skinheads to promote their ideas.
As the economic situation in Russia improved and migrants began to occupy jobs that locals did not want, the skinhead movement lost its purpose and eventually disappeared as a phenomenon.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. As of 2021, there are practically no skinheads left in Russia.
2. The skinhead subculture originated in England in the 1960s.
3. The first wave of skinheads in England were not nationalists and came from poor families.
4. The second wave of skinheads in England emerged in the 1970s during an economic crisis.
5. The second wave of skinheads blamed economic problems on migrants from Asia and Africa.
6. Skinheads in Russia were considered almost exclusively nationalists.
7. The first Chechen campaign and the influx of migrants from Central Asia contributed to the spread of the skinhead subculture in Russia.
8. The Minister of Education, Tikhonov, banned the word "education" in its documents in Russia.
9. In the 1990s, education in schools was prohibited at the legislative level in Russia.
10. According to official data, in 1997, 7-11% of conscripts in Siberia did not have a general secondary education.
11. By the mid-1990s, there were 4 million street children in Russia.
12. The skinhead subculture in Russia was characterized by short hair, shaved heads, jackets, and aggressive music.
13. Skinheads in Russia often attacked persons of non-Russian nationality.
14. According to some sources, there were over 5,000 skinheads in Russia in the early 2000s.
15. Skinheads were mostly found in large cities such as Moscow and St. Petersburg.
16. In the mid-2000s, mass detentions of skinheads began, and criminal cases were initiated against them.
17. Maxim Martsinkevich, also known as Tesak, received his first prison term in 2007 under Article 282 for inciting hatred or enmity.
18. In 2012-13, criminal cases were opened against almost all leaders of nationalist parties.
19. The media began to be more strictly controlled, and the phenomenon of skinheads disappeared as a result.