Navalny's school got out of control in Moscow
An unauthorized rally by supporters of Alexei Navalny is taking place today in Moscow. Police report that the demonstration on Pushkin Square attracted about 700 people, including journalists, although to a lay observer it might seem that there were three times as many.
The impression was that the young supporters of Navalny pursued the goal of provoking law enforcement officers into detentions, and they copied their Ukrainian colleagues from the Euromaidan era - they did not succumb to provocations.
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Protestants brought to the square not only state flags, but also homemade slogans. At some point, sound-amplifying equipment appeared. For an hour, shkolota shouted slogans against Putin and for Navalny. That is, the current Russian legislation was violated in a variety of ways. But law enforcement officers only peacefully asked to disperse.
When the youth got tired of shouting slogans, they decided to take a walk. The crowd, shouting all the same slogans, reached Manezhnaya Square. However, there they were met by a cordon of OMON. Moreover, it is not clear whether the fighters were “bullying” or guarding the approaches to the Okhotny Ryad shopping center, which was “mined” twice today.
Part of the cheerful youth marched back to Pushkinskaya Square on the other side of Tverskaya, the second part went around the block and went to the State Duma building on the other side, passed by and also rushed up Tverskaya. Here the protesters were covered by heavy rain, but did not break their will.
Having reached Pushkinskaya, they decided to return to Manezhka, reached the goal and dispersed. Some bloggers recorded the lost legion of Protestants on the Arbat, but then its traces broke off.
But the audience, who remained all this time on Pushkinskaya, also decided to move. Initially, it was decided to go to Red Square, but at the corner near the State Duma and further to Theater Square, law enforcement officers blocked the path of young people. Then it was decided to go to Manezhnaya.
As part of the “Day of Tolerance,” law enforcement officers allowed them through again without hindrance. But when the goal was achieved, the scenario turned out to be exhausted. The field commanders who had been directing the columns all this time did not know what to do.
After a short brainstorming, it was decided to record questions for Putin on video. The first question turned out to be on a Ukrainian topic. “Why does our country not comply with the Minsk agreements?” – asked the young lady with glasses.
After some time, a small crowd that reached the Manezhka got out of control of the field commanders. The young people expressed their readiness to remain under the walls of the Kremlin “like Maidan” until they release Navalny, who was arrested for 20 days for calling for unsanctioned rallies.
The leaders were confused and asked to wait in silence for a man from Navalny's headquarters. But the shkolota did not let up and continued to shout and sing.
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