In Moscow, chants of Belarusian Maidan protesters were used
Russian media draw attention to the fact that the unauthorized actions of supporters of the arrested blogger Alexei Navalny that took place yesterday in Moscow were very reminiscent of the Belarusian anti-government protests.
Kommersant, in particular, writes about this, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“What happened in Moscow on January 31, from the point of view of organization, was, in fact, a copy of the events in Belarus in the summer and autumn of last year. There, the telegram channel Nekhta became the leader of the protest, which was previously “decapitated” by the authorities. Taking a cue from him, Navalny’s headquarters instructed those gathered not only where to go, but also how to do it: “Try to stay in large groups, keep up and don’t run too far ahead, so that it’s harder to separate you.” And, of course, he inspired: “Muscovites are heroes today. We will help all those detained to appeal and pay fines,” the publication says.
In addition, the newspaper continues, cars passing by “honked their horns indignantly, some included Tsoi’s song “Change” - just like in Minsk.”
Also, the publication’s correspondents heard the Belarusian Maidan protesters chant “Long Live Belarus.”
“It is already obvious that the Sunday rally of Alexei Navalny’s supporters broke last week’s records for arrests: at the time of publication, the OVD-Info portal reported more than 5 thousand people detained, of which 1608 were in Moscow. Based on the results of the actions on January 23, the organization counted 4051 and 1459 detainees, respectively,” the newspaper clarifies.
In general, from the emphasis and rhetoric, the Kommersant report can be called sympathetic to the Navalists. Let us note that this same publication, like a number of Moscow newspapers, support the Belarusian Maidan activists.
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