December 2005 Barkashov together with three of his followers was detained and arrested for "attacking a police-officer". According to the press-release of the RNU, Barkashov himself was attacked and injured by the police officer who penetrated into Barkashov's residence. On 6 November 2009 Barkashov formed the movement ″Union of the Defenders of Russia - October 1993″ together with Vladislav Achalov and Stanislav Terekhov, the leader of the Union of Officers. During the Russo-Ukrainian War, Barkashov actively supports the Russian-backed separatists. In a leaked audio recording from spring 2014, Barkashov consulted Dmitri Boitsov, the leader of the Russian Orthodox Army. According to Barkahsov's words, his own son fought with a column of pro-Russian fighters against Ukraine. Footnotes References Russian Fascism: Traditions, Tendencies, Movements by Stephen D. Shenfield (M. E. Sharpe, 2001, and ). The Beast Reawakens by Martin A. Lee (1997, Little, Brown and Company, ), chapter eight: "Shadow Over the East" External links Alexander Barkashov's web site (russian) Key leader profile: Aleksandr P. Barkashov, at the MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base (includes three photos). Aleksandr Petrovich Barkashov at the NUPI Centre for Russian Studies' Database. Russian Fascism and Russian Fascists by Kirill Buketov. by John B. Dunlop (click here for PDF). Antisemitism in Russia, 1995-97 by the Union of Councils for Jews in the Former Soviet Union. What is Happening inside Russia? by Dr. Tankred Golenpolsky, in The Jewish Magazine. 1953 births Living people Politicians from Moscow Russian anti-communists Russian nationalists Russian neo-Nazis Neo-Nazi politicians Soviet military personnel Russian shooting survivors Defenders of the White House (1993)