QUOTE (Rappapa @ Nov 4 2004, 03:13 PM)
Can someone clarify what a skinhead is?
The Skinhead originated in England where gangs of menacing looking, shaven headed and tattooed youths in combat boots began to be seen in the streets in the early 1970's. Their style was meant to symbolize tough, patriotic, working-class attitudes.
From the start, they drew public notice for their bigotry and taste for violence, exemplified by their frequent assaults on Asian immigrants.
In Russia, one skinhead "party leader" mindlessly aping the racial theories of the Nazis, called for “enemies of the Russian people” to be sought out through a series of tests to determine the shape of their skulls and ears

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A university official in charge of working with foreign students in Saratov, Russia said:
"I am completely petrified of this day. Last year, skinheads broke the windows of dormitories and terrorized the students with threats. They were caught, their parents were called, and then they were let go. The foreigners are already telling us: “if you can’t protect us, we will leave Saratov.” And they pay good money for their education here."
Several Chinese students studying at a Oryol local university decided they will leave Russia at the end of the semester and never come back after suffering numerous attacks by skinheads. Some of them even said they would no longer study the Russian language or Russian history. During holidays, they were advised by police not to leave their dormitories, and the words “Freaks, go home!” were painted on the building where they study.