Semyon Tokmakov
Semyon Valeryevich Tokmakov (Russian: Семён Валерьевич Токмаков born 26 July 1975 in Rybinsk, Russia)[1] is a figure in the Russian nationalist movement. Tokmakov was a leader of the nationalist organization Russian Goal. He achieved notoriety in 1998 when he and other neo-nazis attacked William Jefferson, a black United States Marine embassy guard in Moscow. Semyonov was arrested for the attack, spending a year and a half in prison.[1]
As of 2004, Tokmakov was referenced as the "youth leader" for Russia's People's National Party (Russia).[2]
The anti-fascist Russian website Freedom-online.narod.ru claims that Tokmakov was born in the city of Rybinsk in 1978, and worked as a security guard and bank protector there.[3]
Media quotes from Tokmakov
- "Why have they all come here? They bring nothing but drugs and AIDS. Every day they harass and steal our women."[1]
- "When you kill cockroaches, you don't feel sorry for them, do you?" [1]
Sources
- The Wandering Jew-Hater Southern Poverty Law Center.
References
- ^ a b c AP, Moscow Skinheads fight their 'holy war' Taipei Times. 10 Jun 2004.
- ^ Bigotry Monitor UCSJ: Union of Councils for Jews in the Former Soviet Union. 12 Mar 2004.
- ^ Yevgeniy Karamian, Marina Velikanova, Stanislav Skoblo, Oleg Fotchkin, Maksim Pulemetov, Yulia Grishina, Dmitriy Kafanov. online.narod.ru/Tsaritsino.htm Pogrom on Tsaritsino food market. Nothing Unusual. Just Regular Fascism. Freedom (Moscow). 2001.