The decision was made by RFU Disciplinary Committee, with the offences having been raised by a new monitoring system in the organisation.

Russian champions Spartak Moscow were sanctioned after their fans directed a racist chant at Lokomotiv Moscow's goalkeeper Guilherme during their 2-1 win in the Russian Super Cup at the Lokomotiv Stadium.

The Brazilian-born goalkeeper was a member of the Russian squad for the Confederations Cup last month.

Dynamo Moscow were fined following "discriminatory gestures" aimed at Spartak players during the clubs' 2-2 draw on Tuesday (July 18).

Both Spartak and Dynamo were given fines of 250,000 rubles (£3,261/$4,240/€3,640).

Alexei Smertin, who has been put in charge of investigating football racism in Russia, claimed the monitoring system would improve the environment at games.

Russia has long stressed that racism will not be a problem at next year’s World Cup.

However, there have been a number of racism-related incidents in previous years with players targeted with monkey chants and bananas.

Former Chelsea midfielder Smertin was put in charge of investigating football racism despite claiming in 2015 that it did not exist in Russia.

"The main task of the new anti-discrimination monitoring system is to create a favourable and friendly atmosphere in the stands in the matches of the Russian Premier League," he said.

“This system has proved itself well in the Confederations Cup, and we are confident that it will be extremely useful in the Russian championship.

“Ahead of us is the World Cup, and we want the culture of supporting teams at Russian stadiums to meet the highest international standards not only during this grand football festival, but also after its completion, becoming part of the tournament's legacy for the entire national football.”

Both Spartak and Dynamo have been warned they could face more severe sanctions if recurrences of the incidents are identified.

Second tier team FC Avangard were also fined 50,000 rubles (£651/$850/€728) for “Nazi" chants by its fans.

Russia’s organisation of the Confederations Cup had received praise from FIFA, but the organisation labelled displays at a parade in Sochi where people dressed in blackface to represent Cameroon as "inappropriate".

Two participants were seen marching in the parade wearing black face paint and appeared to represent Cameroon as part of a section dedicated to the Confederations Cup.

One was wearing a black Afro wig and a Cameroon national shirt, while he was also carrying bananas.

The other wore a yellow Cameroon shirt and African-style headwear.