Pig’s head, antisemitic phrase left at door of Russian opposition figure

Alexei Venediktov, the former editor of leading Russian opposition radio station Echo of Moscow, says he was subjected to an antisemitic attack at his home.

Venediktov, who has Jewish heritage, says a severed pig’s head was left in front of his door. A picture of a Ukrainian coat of arms with the word “judensau” across its front was attached to the door.

“Judensau,” or Jewish pig, is an antisemitic trope used in Medieval Europe to mock Jews as swine.

Venediktov says the act is an attempt to intimidate him.

⚡️⚡️⚡️ A chopped off pig’s head was put by the door of the former editor in chief of Russian opposition radio station Echo of Moscow (Alexei Venediktov @aavst2022) and stuck Ukrainian coat of arms with words “Judensau” (“Jewish sow” – a female pig) on his door #antisemitism https://t.co/mJpanRxyxs pic.twitter.com/5rCw2zK8VR

— Michael Elgort (@just_whatever) March 24, 2022

Они решили запугать меня и мою семью? Меня, которого дудаевские боевики водили на расстрел? pic.twitter.com/eO6sXiJrIx

— aavst2055 (@aavst20551) March 24, 2022