rally concert of” We Are together “, dedicated to the Crimea reunification anniversary with Russia on Vasilyevsky Spusk
The rally-concert in honor of the second annexation of Crimea anniversary in Russia was held without Putin’s personal involvement and with a slight delay. Some protesters have left him even before the official start
«They can understand»
For two hours before the start of the meeting, which was scheduled for 16.00 in different parts of the center of Moscow near Red Square began to gather in separate groups of participants. These groups were easily distinguishable in a crowd of passers-by that many hold Russian flags or banners blank, some tried to warm up unexpectedly bystanders shouting “Crimea is ours!” And “Russia! Russia!”. Seeing these groups, the police scattered along the perimeter of the Red spare, unwrapped people at the State Historical Museum and told them to go round on the street Barbarian. Only there is a passage to the rally and police cordons exhibited was organized with metal detectors.
For half an hour before the concert Barbarian was already filled with people. In one place, grouped representatives of the “Fair Russia” with balloons, flags with the party symbols in the other – with a missing eye were young people from near and far abroad with flags of the Russian National Youth League
The crowd was divided into two. flow: left side Varvarka was given to those who came away with a share in the direction of the metro, right – for those who came to the rally. “Well, whatever,” – asked the outgoing awaiting passage to the meeting of young people. “There’s nothing to do there,” – angrily, twisting the Russian flag, she said, Hurry to the metro rally participant
«They are people with businesses, they said, and go, -. Told the correspondent of RBC fighter internal troops, stood in cordon in Varvarka. – They can be understood. Anguish. ” According to him, many of the protesters were brought to the meeting in advance, they could freeze and including therefore go.
Already on Vasilyevsky Spusk, where several large TV screens broadcasting what is happening on the stage, one of the rally participants were placed He explained to the correspondent of RBC, that people began to leave the meeting due to the fact that the organizers of the concert was moved an hour – instead of 16 o’clock it started at 17:00. People continued to leave the rally, the crowd gradually thinned from the scene, but despite this, came enough to completely fill the Big Moskvoretsky bridge. According to RBC estimates, on the approaches to the scene to collect at least 15 thousand. Man.
Directly at the scene were grouped several hundred representatives of the “National Liberation Movement” Evgeny Fedorov (GCD) with flags of the movement, but the vast majority of participants silently waited concert without any party paraphernalia; many simply held Russian flags or balloons in the colors of the Russian tricolor, or limited home-made banners with slogans derived on them such as “Thank you for the Crimea Putin!”. The scene adherents “Sober Russia” movement appeared, activists of the Liberal Democratic Party and the party “Rodina”. Concert gathered waited quietly, only occasionally in the crowd someone in a raised voice reminded people that “Crimea – our!»
Some did not hide their affiliation to the budget organizations:. Correspondent RBC seen at a rally man in overalls . with the inscription “GBU Highways»
«Brilliant spring victory of common sense»
Leading the rally – new supreme council members of “United Russia” and future candidates the State Duma – the editor in chief of the newspaper “Culture” Elena Yampolsky and host of “First channel” Pyotr Tolstoy appeared on the scene in the area of 17.00. They welcomed the audience, who responded leading rare applause, and immediately presented the actor and deputy Iosif Kobzon, who immediately struck up on Vasilyevsky Spusk, “I love you, Russia, our dear Russia».
At the scene went leaders of parliamentary parties. “I congratulate you on a brilliant spring, in which the victory of common sense” – greeted the assembled Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov. “For two years we are trying to bring to their knees, two years put pressure on us. Two years require us to have refused a solution that took the residents of Crimea and Sevastopol. They can not stand there, in the West that Putin is not his throwing, “- talked about his fight against the Secretary of the General Council of” United Russia “Sergei Neverov. LDPR leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky proposed to rename the Crimea Tauris.
President Vladimir Putin has not visited the celebration. In 2014, at a rally after the referendum, he performed on stage with an appeal to the audience. In 2015, he sang the national anthem on stage Vasilyevsky Spusk. The anniversary of the referendum in 2016, he devoted inspected construction of a bridge across the Kerch Strait. Gathered at the Vasilyevsky Spusk watched a video message from the head of state. “Crimeans raised the question harshly, abruptly, without halftone” – recounts the story of the referendum the President, to reassure that the construction of the bridge should be completed by 2018 and become another symbol of unity of Russia and the Crimea
Even when the singing ended. Kobzon, the outcome of the protesters became widespread. Crowds vivo Recording pulled to the door, twisting active party and national flags on the way to the metro station “China Town”. Someone at the station waiting for the bus, which only on Slavyanskaya Square has accumulated more than a dozen.
The meeting was attended by 100 thousand. Man, he said the evening TASS referring to the press service of the MOI of Moscow.
how much cost a rally
The official organizer of the rally, as well as in last year, it made the Public Chamber. Moscow authorities have provided technical assistance to the House, which organizes the event, said RBC’s press secretary of Moscow Mayor Gulnara Penkova. The city authorities have undertaken to connect to the network, communications, technical support, organizing the site and stage. The Moscow mayor’s office also helped to place banners announcing the concert, told RBC Head of media and advertising Moscow Ivan Shubin. Performances are free, explained RBC meeting organizers and representatives of artists.
When asked what is the total amount of expenditure for the concert, hemp did not answer. Last year’s concert cost about RUR 21.9 million. The tender for the organization of the event in 2015 is located within the jurisdiction of the city authorities “Moscow Directorate of mass events” (MDMM). This year MDMM well placed to conduct two procurement and technical support to an unnamed “cultural events” at 12.1 million and 15.6 million rubles., But later canceled it.
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