Tuzov, N.V. Ethnic – religious extremism and fighting to protect the youth.

Abstract: The ideas of national independence, religious exceptionality, the faithfulness to the tradition easily finds the ways into the hearts of the young people. As a result, the propaganda of the extremist organizations, which is often based on nationalistic and religious demagoguery, easily wins the hearts and minds of some young people. The lack of political and personal experience does not allow these youths to be sufficiently critical of these “folk and fair” ideas. This article by N.V. Tuzov is devoted to the problems of ethnic – religious extremism; the author also provides a number of examples from the current Russian practice.