Who are skinheads - Nazis or ideologists?
This is an informal association of mostly young men. Literally, the name “skinheads” (photo) translates as “shaved head”. Are they really aggressive Nazis who do not recognize any other race than the Russian? Is it true that it is skinheads who say that Russia is only for Russians?
Skinheads in Russia appeared in the so-called "dashing nineties." These were shaved bald guys in berets (long-laced boots) with tattoos of Celtic, pagan or Scandinavian symbols. Their ideology is that "power belongs only to whites." Skinhead relations are built on the principle of a rigid hierarchy using an unspoken code of honor.
Subculture or criminal group?
Now it is generally accepted that skinheads are real gangsters, that this is an absolutely uncultured criminal group. Let me not completely agree with such conclusions! Of course, we are by no means going to justify them, but nevertheless we will bring some clarity about who skinheads are in the ideological sense of the word. To begin with, we highlight several values of this youth movement. So, skinheads claim that:
- firstly, a person must be a patriot of Russia;
- secondly, a person must work;
- thirdly, a person must learn;
- fourthly, a person should not be … a racist!
As we see, the necessary subcultural elements are here. And no one can call such a culture a bunch of criminals, as well as criminal groups - subcultures! Now attention! Let's bring some clarity to all this. The youth movement of skinheads has some "imitators" called "bonheads." Their movement is the same youth subculture, but which has nothing to do with the ideology of skinheads. All that connects them with them is berets, bald skulls and braces. Moreover, the bonheads themselves call themselves skinheads!
A setup
It is bonheads (and not skinheads) who do not miss a single rally or massacre organized by nationalists. They are the real Nazis!
In the 90s, well-read and smart guys met among skinheads. But by the beginning of the zero years, “intelligent” skinheads had come to replace, sorry for the expression, stupid shaven-skinned “scumbags” - bonheads from different Moscow region. They constantly staged pogroms in the markets, beating immigrants from the Caucasus, rowdy in electric trains, and with the advent of the Internet, they began to create Nazi sites with thematic slogans such as “Entrance to the chocks - ordered!” or "Become a skin - and you are a god!". In my opinion, this is not only terrible, but also blasphemous.
Since today everyone answers the question “who are skinheads” with one word - “cattle”, this means only one thing: these “parodists” have achieved a full degree of confusion with skinheads.
They even have a “code of honor” that is understandable only to them, but at the same time there is no definite authority, separate groups (10-15 people each), having their own explicit “leaders” and their own principles, sometimes not clear to an adequate person.
Who is who: Debriefing
Once again, we recall that our article is not aimed at idealizing the skinheads of one of the subcultures, and we do not justify them in any way, we just state the facts for the sake of justice. People don’t know who skinheads are. Remember, these are not Nazis or criminals! These are just followers of a certain subculture with their own rules, values and norms of behavior. And the most offensive in all this is that when stupid bonheads commit crimes and pogroms, all at once shout that they are skinheads. Well, what is not a setup ?!
