Russia: Information on a newspaper called Puls Tushino (Pulse of Tushino) from 1988 to 1990
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 April 1994 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | RUS17002.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Russia: Information on a newspaper called Puls Tushino (Pulse of Tushino) from 1988 to 1990, 1 April 1994, RUS17002.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab6f50.html [accessed 17 May 2023] |
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An 18 June 1990 report indicates the existence of a newspaper by the name of "Puls of Tushino" (Official Kremlin News 18 June 1990).
Several reports since 1990 provide further details about Puls Tushina, which is named after Tushino, a district of Moscow.
It has recently been described as a "notorious anti-Semitic newspaper" (Monitor 13-20 Aug. 1993, 1). Other reports corroborate this statement (Current Digest 3 Nov. 1993; Moscow News 2 June 1993; Commentary May 1993; UCSJ Oct. 1991). The editor-in-chief of the paper is Valentin Stepankov and in mid-1993, its circulation was reported to be 40,000 (Commentary May 1993).
In 1993, Puls Tushina was under investigation by the Russian prosecutor's office and was subsequently charged under Article 74 of the Russian Federation Criminal Code for "incitement of inter-ethnic violence" (Monitor 13-20 Aug. 1993, 1; UCSJ 28 Sept. 1993, Moscow News 2 June 1993, TASS 19 Apr. 1993). The trial of the publication opened in early August and was disrupted by a crowd chanting anti-Semitic slogans (Monitor 13-20 Aug. 1993, 1; UCSJ 28 Sept. 1993). On 4 October 1993, one day after President Yeltsin declared a one-week state of emergency in Moscow, the Russian government suspended a number of political parties and publications, including Puls Tushina (RFE/RL 4-8 Oct. 1993, Current Digest 3 Nov. 1993; Official Kremlin News 5 Oct. 1993).
This response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
References
Commentary. May 1993. Peter Brodsky. "Are Russian Jews in Danger?" (NEXIS)
Current Digest of the Post-Soviet Press. 3 November 1993. "Opposition Parties, Newspapers Suspended." (NEXIS)
Monitor [Washington]. 13-20 August 1993. Vol. 4, No. 26. Mark Krasnoselsky. "Anti-Semitic Newspaper Trial Continues."
Moscow News. 2 June 1993. Ninel Loginova. "Anti-Semitism In Russia." (NEXIS
Official Kremlin International News Broadcast. 5 October 1993. "Interview with Yuri Luchinsky." (NEXIS)
. 18 June 1990. "Correspondent Report." (NEXIS)
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 4-8 October 1993. RFE/RL News Briefs. Vol. 2, No. 41.
TASS [Moscow]. 19 April 1993. "Congress Was Somewhat Untactful to Referendum Law - Stepankov." (NEXIS)
Union of Councils of Soviet Jews, Washington, DC. 28 September 1993. Information e-mailed to UCSJ from the VAAD Center for Monitoring Anti-Semitism, Moscow.
. October 1991. "Digest of Anti-Semitism in the Soviet Press." Excerpt faxed to DIRB by UCSJ.
Attachments
Current Digest of the Post-Soviet Press. 3 November 1993. "Opposition Parties, Newspapers Suspended." (NEXIS)
Monitor [Washington]. 13-20 August 1993. Vol. 4, No. 26. "Anti-Semitic Newspaper Trial Continues."
Official Kremlin International News Broadcast. 5 October 1993. "Interview with Yuri Luchinsky." (NEXIS)
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 4-8 October 1993. RFE/RL News Briefs. Vol. 2, No. 41, pp. 1-3.
Union of Councils of Soviet Jews, Washington, DC. 28 September 1993. Information e-mailed to UCSJ from the VAAD Center for Monitoring Anti-Semitism, Moscow.
. October 1991. "Digest of Anti-Semitism in the Soviet Press." Excerpt faxed to DIRB by UCSJ.
