Under the repetitive drone of dumbed down nationalism, Russia under Putin (President for Life) has created a new man imbued with extremely crude and crass nationalism. Putinism is Racism. People who are not Russian are the enemy. It appeals to really stupid people and helps to justify a very cruel outlook and behavior.
Hitler used street thugs in the SA when he was trying to gain power, but got rid of them when they were no longer of us to him....I suspect Putin will do the same to these guys.