Igor Shpektor, mayor of Vorkuta, said legalizing the flesh trade would give men
another way to spend their time rather than getting involved in racist attacks.
He said "Legalizing prostitution would give men an opportunity within the law
to address their emotions sexually with a provided service rather than
expressing them in the form of xenophobia and extremism."
"All the women providing the service would of course receive full state
protection and a full pension," he adds.
There has been a sharp rise in the number of violent crimes associated to
racial extremism in Russia recently.
