Fight against Russophobia – Actual Task of the Russian Bar Associations

Abstract

The article is devoted to a new and urgent task of combating russophobia growing, in which we should include the Bar as a community of professional human rights defenders, in addition to public authorities and organizations. It provides an analysis of the historical roots of russophobia, factors that contribute to the spread of this dangerous social and political "disease" in modern Russia, and the author proposes a number of legal and organizational measures that should help to improve the situation. It is especially emphasized that the task of combating russophobia can't be solved without appropriate adjustment of the regulatory framework, the improvement of specific forms and methods of advocacy work, in close cooperation with the emerging civil society.