Kolovrat (band) explained

Kolovrat (Russian: Коловрат) is a Russian Rock Against Communism (RAC)/thrash metal band. This is a cult band among the Russian nationalists^{[1] [2]} and has been described as "famous" in the RAC scene^[3] and "best known" of the Russian white power bands.^[4] It has been described as a neo-Nazi group.^{[5] [4]}

History

The band was founded in 1994, in Moscow by Fedor Volkov and his friends. Denis Gerasimov is a frontman of the group from 2000 year. Originally called Russkoe Getto (Russian: Русское гетто, Russian Ghetto), they changed their name to Kolovrat in the autumn of 1997.

On November 4, 2009, the band played openly for the first time in the center of Moscow, at the Bolotnaya Square as part of the yearly "Russian March".^[6]

Notes and References

1. http://religion.ng.ru/society/2009-09-02/4_yazychestvo.html Возрождение русского язычества связано с ростом национализма
2. http://www.kommersant.ru/region/vrn/page.htm?Id_doc=384567 Курских скинхэдов наказали за подпольный концерт
3. Zuev. Denis. 2013-01-01. The Russian March: Investigating the Symbolic Dimension of Political Performance in Modern Russia. Europe-Asia Studies. 65. 1. 102–126. 10.1080/09668136.2012.738800. 143576597. 0966-8136.
4. Mareš. Miroslav. Laryš. Martin. 2015-08-09. The Transnational Relations of the Contemporary Russian Extreme Right. Europe-Asia Studies. 67. 7. 1056–1078. 10.1080/09668136.2015.1067673. 153395060. 0966-8136.
5. Laryš. Martin. Mareš. Miroslav. 2011-01-01. Right-Wing Extremist Violence in the Russian Federation. Europe-Asia Studies. 63. 1. 129–154. 10.1080/09668136.2011.534308. 153613351. 0966-8136.
6. http://www.bbc.co.uk/russian/russia/2009/11/091104_russia_unity_day.shtml Единство России отпраздновали националисты и «Наши»