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I met Ivan long ago, he was so chubby and podgy with a green mohawk.
This is history of ordinary young guy who lived in Moscow
For sure, when he was young he looked funny!
He had a street punk style:
a Misfits t-shirt, braces
and a mohawk.
He loved punk music and always defend his friends
I first met such a big skinhead!
In principle maybe he had changed his appearance but his views were not changed.
I first heard about Ivan
when I was told that some people from the punk scene in Moscow had started to organise security for their own gigs.
We faced a problem when organised gangs of nazi skinheads
started to come to the gigs to beat up the audience.
He was the first punk who started to defend his scene and his friends
He was the classic example of an informal anarchist leader.
In general I think he just got into a situation
where unfortunately he had to act through violence.
He and his few friends were among the first who started to resist the nazis and other idiots who were coming to the gigs to fight only.
That probably was the birth of the real punk scene in Russia, when people in this scene began to respect themselves and others around them.
But how is it possible to respect yourself if you are always beaten?
It isn't.
He was murdered because of his commitment and beliefs.
He was dishonourably shot in the head in the porch of his house.
I eventually realized that in life there can only be one true friend, and he was my friend.
But good memory about him will stay forever in our hearts.
These people, who commit such stupid actions like killing other people,
made a legend of him and his fight became even stronger...
Bank account to support family of Ivan: Die Falken OVSchwäbisch Gmünd Blz: 43060967 Kto: 7021179400 Bank: GLS International: bic: GENODEM1GLS iban: DE524306096770211794