Two thousand people, according to the State Ministry of Interior, came to the rally in memory of Boris Nemtsov Petersburg. Organizers of the action in the face of co-chairman of the local branch of “Parnassus” Andrei Pivovarov say about three thousand gathered.
The townspeople came not only on an agreed meeting in the Campus Martius, but also on non-permission of the authorities, “walk” to the nearest metro station and Moscow region . And from there all together on the Troitsky Bridge headed to the other side of the Neva. People do not violate traffic in the center of the city, only a few photographers out to the roadway and walked along the side of the road.
What if they, or marching in support of occasionally passing cars honked. The police did not intervene in what is happening. The human stream stretches almost a kilometer, when the first “walking” has already reached the Champs de Mars, the end of the string yet ascended to the Trinity Bridge. People were walking close to each other
“worse and worse”
At the Champ de Mars rose a scene with a large black-and-white portrait of Boris Nemtsov and his quote.: “I am happy that I can tell the truth, be yourself and do not kowtow to wretched, thieving authorities. Freedom is expensive.” Soon black finish grandstand strewn bouquets of flowers in memory of the policy. Above the heads of the crowd fluttered the flags of Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania, the European Union and the party “Yabloko”. Many came with portraits of Boris Nemtsov, some attached to the
The meeting began with a minute of silence
The first speaker was the deputy of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg Maxim Reznik:. “Summing up the two-term presidency of Vladimir Putin, Nemtsov in 2008 He said.. “life has become better, but disgusting” Today, in 2016, a year has passed after the death of Boris, and I must say that life has become worse and worse “
The politician added that today’s people participated in this action – is not only a tribute to Boris Nemtsov: “We ourselves today need much more to feel a sense of self-esteem. To know and remember that Russia is not a person, “academician” three years of education in a comfortable training pants with a bare belly and a gun. And the pride of Russia was and remains Boris Nemtsov “
For the first time in St. Petersburg rallies of this magnitude often sounded the name of Ramzan Kadyrov. Protruding resented the behavior of the Chechen president, speaking about the arrogance and impunity of his statements, and some of the rally came townspeople holding placards “Putin, Kadyrov, out!”, “Kadyrov, all not shoot down,” “no caliphate!”
People are also urged citizens “to wake up”, “turn off the TV” and “fight” shouted “Down with Putin”
Of course, the majority of posters were devoted to Boris Nemtsov: “Boris, as we do not have enough!”, “Boris was alive, his killer – dead!”, “State terrorism – the killing Nemcova “.
As usual, the new artistic poster came to the meeting well-known in the political environment of the artist Elena Osipova. Next to” Kill the truth, those who are against the war, “she portrayed a person of Boris Nemtsov and Politkovskaya.
Among those who spoke from the podium – companions and friends of Boris Nemtsov, in particular, co-chairman of the St. Petersburg branch of “Parnassus” Andrei Pivovarov.
“a year ago we thought there was a chance that in Russia there is justice . We expected that the investigation took a good pace, and not only scapegoats, and the organizers of this crime will be punished. But what we see today, is the trial of the small performers. Of course, we would like another. We understand that the people who organized the murder, – enemies of all free people, you and me, those who wish for our country, prosperity, freedom, who want our country to be really strong, “- the politician said, stressing that does not call for violent action.
“Our government wants to divide us, it wants us to kill each other, hated each other. But we do not want this. We do not want revolution, we do not want discord, do not want to attack. Our goal – that in Russia were free fair elections, that in Russia there was a free journalism, fair trial “ Although the h2 class = “>”. ” that number came to the rally was great, the crowd could meet a lot of familiar people here were scientists from the Russian Institute of Art history, at the time at such meetings and in the courts to defend the preservation of their scientific institutions;. LGBT activists came pay tribute to Boris Nemtsov as a politician who openly oppose homophobia;. truckers, for a rally at the time have left their protest camp in Kudrovo One of them, Yuri Bubnov, spoke from the podium, calling “to come to the polls and his voice forced to change the vicious system in our country.” “We all see that the government has already begun to take action against us, – he said. – This is the new rules of accreditation of journalists, is preventing the election observers, is the prevention of individual candidates, but we need to unite, unite and go to the end, not giving up under any pressure “ People chanted.” We will not forget not forgive – the election avenge “ Jury for the second time of the floor at meetings after the first intervention was summoned to the center.” E “, as he said,” get to know “the truth were interested!. whether he trucker advised not to get involved in protest activity. to support the Jury, and remind you to cancel the “Plato” came his colleagues. One of them, Alex Radkov, said that previously was not interested in protest actions, but the last three months started to follow the policies and make laws, and it is carried away. With surprise for itself, he discovered that the protests are now coming even deaf -. They are confident that their interests are power also does not comply At the rally, also spoke activist Alexander Rastorguev, who suggested that the name Nemtsov with time will call the villages and streets, and in the tombs of his killers will be stuck aspen stakes. He said that the authorities “try to publish as much as possible of prohibitive laws, because they are afraid,” recalled the murders of Anna Politkovskaya and Galina Starovoitova, prison Ildar Dadin and prisoners of May 6. One of the last the speakers at the rally was Sergei Gulyaev, who did not shy in wording – put all the responsibility on the president of Russia, and, as he put it, “reared them gebni” “We still do not know who the killer Nemcova. , – he began, -. Maybe it’s the people who are struggling with its memorial – they can not safely drive across the bridge, named in his honor are the people who run the country [...] We will not forget and will not forgive.. . Russia will be free. This is our country “. The action ended without arrests. 
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