Ivan Khutorskoy

Ivan Igorevich Khutorskoy (February 17, 1983, Moscow – November 16, 2009, Moscow) was a RASH skinhead, nicknamed "Bonecrusher,"[1] who was a prominent member of the Russian anti-fascist movement. He was murdered in his home in a suburb of Moscow.[2]

Background

Khutorskoy was known for working security at anti-fascist concerts and at press conferences by Stanislav Markelov. Trained in Sambo and arm-wrestling, Khutorskoy was an experienced street fighter and took part in multiple beatings of people, particularly neo-Nazis, on the streets of Moscow. Videos of some of the beatings were posted online. He also was known for organizing self-defense classes for anti-fascists.

He was shot by a pistol in his own doorway on November 16, 2009. The group Boevaya Organizatsiya Russkih Natsionalistov (BORN, Russian: Боевая организация русских националистов (БОРН))[3][4][5] claimed responsibility for the killing, although several media outlets have questioned the existence of that organization.[6] There are even claims that the entire organization is "purely comic-opera character."[7]

See also

Footnotes
  1. "Redskins.ru: Вчера мы простились с Ваней…". Archived from the original on 2011-08-25. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
  2. "A gentle bonecrusher - The life and death of Ivan Khutorskoy". libcom.org. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
  3. "Ответственность за убийство лидера антифашистов Костолома взяла на себя организация БОРН". gzt.ru (in Russian). November 23, 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-11-24. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  4. Баринов, Владимир (November 23, 2009). "В деле об убийстве Костолома произошла идентификация БОРНа". gzt.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2009-11-24. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  5. "Белый террор: начало". rusrep.ru (in Russian). November 24, 2009. Archived from the original on 2010-09-26. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  6. "В убийстве антифашиста Хуторского признались националисты-виртуалы". shakhty.su (in Russian). November 23, 2009. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  7. "Сообщение БОРН в связи с ликвидацией Ивана Хуторского (Костолома)". stringer.ru (in Russian). November 23, 2009. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
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