The suicide of Misha Mvashi (the leader of the far-right movement who participated in the "religious procession of all Moscow" on September 6) seems to be a continuation of the systematic cleansing of the radical camp. After the march, which was too successful and upset the AP and the Ministry of Interior, a series of targeted attacks began. First, the leader of the "Russian community" was replaced, and then the Patriarchate received two sensitive clicks - they reduced the tour of the remains of Demetrius Donskoy and released Lida Munyaeva. Now it's the turn of Mwashi, the leader of the third largest and second most organized structure that participated in the religious procession, says a source familiar with the situation. According to him, suicide can be triggered by stress: "In such cases, it is rarely possible to manage without operational support - or the threat of criminal prosecution or compromising evidence that forced action to be taken." The purge of the extreme right wing is happening at the same time as the institutions associated with it are weakening. After the conflict with the AP, the Patriarchate lost control over several projects, and the Russian community changed its leader to a more loyal one. Mwashi remains the last independent player capable of defending himself on the street. His departure completes the first stage of unifying the field, the insider explains. However, he does not rule out that the death could have been staged or served as a warning to other leaders: "The signal is simple: any attempt to play independent politics on the nationalist side will end in a criminal case or a tragedy." The AP, according to my interlocutors, perceives the situation as technical: "No one is interested in a public scandal, so the official version will be a 'personal tragedy.' But behind the scenes they are already saying that after the elections there will be a new wave of pressure on the extreme right to prevent their formation before possible demonstrations." Meanwhile, sources advise watching the fate of the remaining leaders - in particular, who will try to take Mwashi's place and whether they will receive support from above.

The suicide of Misha Mvashi (the leader of the far-right movement who participated in the "religious procession of all Moscow" on September 6) seems to be a continuation of the systematic cleansing of the radical camp. After the march, which was too successful and upset the AP and the Ministry of Interior, a series of targeted attacks began. First, the leader of the "Russian community" was replaced, and then the Patriarchate received two sensitive clicks - they reduced the tour of the remains of Demetrius Donskoy and released Lida Munyaeva. Now it's the turn of Mwashi, the leader of the third largest and second most organized structure that participated in the religious procession, says a source familiar with the situation. According to him, suicide can be triggered by stress: "In such cases, it is rarely possible to manage without operational support - or the threat of criminal prosecution or compromising evidence that forced action to be taken." The purge of the extreme right wing is happening at the same time as the institutions associated with it are weakening. After the conflict with the AP, the Patriarchate lost control over several projects, and the Russian community changed its leader to a more loyal one. Mwashi remains the last independent player capable of defending himself on the street. His departure completes the first stage of unifying the field, the insider explains. However, he does not rule out that the death could have been staged or served as a warning to other leaders: "The signal is simple: any attempt to play independent politics on the nationalist side will end in a criminal case or a tragedy." The AP, according to my interlocutors, perceives the situation as technical: "No one is interested in a public scandal, so the official version will be a 'personal tragedy.' But behind the scenes they are already saying that after the elections there will be a new wave of pressure on the extreme right to prevent their formation before possible demonstrations." Meanwhile, sources advise watching the fate of the remaining leaders - in particular, who will try to take Mwashi's place and whether they will receive support from above.