There are some Korean students who come to Petrozavodsk for Russian language classes .They told me that they had heard people give racist comments when they were in Petrozavodsk .This came as a surprise to me for I had never had such an encounter.
On the 20th of April, the Koreans refused to turn up for class. Reason: It was the birthday anniversary of Adolf Hitler. In certain cities, there have been some Koreans who have lost their life in Russia because of such attacks and the advice on some Korean websites is to just stay indoors on this day. The parents of the Korean students were really worried and didn’t want their daughters going out on this day either.
I wonder if there will be similar fears for foreign Asian students in the Buryatia and Kalmikia republic where majority of the Russians are Asians.
