▁its ▁presence ▁aff ir med ▁by ▁easily ▁accessible ▁ant is emit ic ▁newsp apers ▁and ▁other ▁publications , ▁street ▁or ▁popular ▁ant is emit ism . ▁ ▁The ▁number ▁of ▁ant is emit ic ▁inc idents ▁rose ▁sharp ly ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁Russian ▁financial ▁crisis , ▁the ▁de valu ation ▁of ▁the ▁rub le , ▁and ▁the ▁en su ing ▁economic ▁hard ships ▁affect ing ▁a ▁broad ▁segment ▁of ▁the ▁general ▁population . ▁ ▁High - profile ▁ant is emit ic ▁voices ▁include ▁several ▁Russian ▁Commun ist ▁public ▁figures ▁such ▁as ▁Nikol ai ▁K ond r aten ko , ▁the ▁governor ▁of ▁K ras n od ar ▁K rai . ▁He ▁has ▁bl amed ▁the ▁Kre ml in , ▁which ▁he ▁claims ▁is ▁controlled ▁by ▁Jews ▁and ▁Z ion ists , ▁for ▁the ▁dem ise ▁of ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party , ▁the ▁Che chen ▁conflict ▁and ▁other ▁problems . ▁He ▁had ▁formed ▁an ▁al liance ▁with ▁local ▁C oss acks ▁and ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁believe ▁that ▁an ▁international ▁Jewish ▁consp i racy ▁rules ▁the ▁world . ▁Other ▁high - profile ▁figures ▁include ▁deput ies ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁D uma ▁from ▁the ▁C PR F , ▁Albert ▁Mak ash ov ▁and ▁Vik tor ▁I ly uk hin . ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁the ▁State ▁D uma ▁considered ▁and ▁rejected ▁a ▁measure ▁to ▁den ounce ▁Mak ash ov . ▁In ▁late ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁G enn ady ▁Z y ug an ov , ▁leader ▁of