Racial hatred and violence is growing in Russia, analysts say. “Ethnic hatred, xenophobia and violence are on the rise in Russia - so is the activity of skinheads towards non-Russians, those who do not look Slavic. Most sociological surveys confirm that,” Galina Kozhevnikova, deputy head of the Moscow-based Sova think tank, said from the Russian capital on Monday. According to Kozhevnikova, skinheads beat up 124 people who came from 23 different countries in 2005.