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Do not burn
Pskov Communists reassured the regional authorities
Pskov Communists reassured the regional authorities
February 20, 2010 in Pskov held a rally of the Communist Party of the Communist Party, dedicated to the protest against the growth of tariffs for housing and communal services. Despite all the efforts made, the Pskov Communists could not arrange any large-scale protest campaign. And the point was not only that the day chosen for holding the action turned out to be extremely frosty and windy. But even in the absence of the heads of the regional branch of the Communist Party of the Communist Party of any serious organizational abilities.
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1 In Pskov, the Communists tried to use the fashion trend, who announced the holding of a protest on February 20 against the growth of tariffs for services for housing and communal services. However, they could not achieve any success in this field.
A timid attempt to attract representatives of other political parties to participate in the rally (almost all local political forces participated in the sensational Kaliningrad rally, with the exception of, of course, “United Russia”), in fact, failed. Political competitors preferred not to pour water on the Communist Mill, providing them with additional advertising and mass, so that the event resulted in the format of the Communist Party, traditional for the Pskov regional committee of the Communist Party.
Nevertheless, it was obvious that the regional authorities waited with some nervousness how exactly the events would unfold. The Square of Lenin, on which the Communists traditionally gathered, was abundantly dotted with desperately freezing police officers, and a “ambush regiment” parked nearby - a bus with a riot police.
However, all these precautions were in vain. The rally gathered by force one and a half hundred participants, apparently, who are regulars of such events. The Communist Party activists raised the red flags high and actively distributed leaflets and newspapers to passers -by, but it was obvious that it did not smell any “shock of the foundations” here.
Before the start of the rally, its participants tried to be heated by listening to patriotic hits: in particular, a recitative glorifying Joseph Stalin. However, the sounds made by a communist mobile amplifier annoyed the advertisement from the television screen installed on the area. The world of capital unceremoniously invaded the holy of the Holy Communist Party, predatoryly scalp of his shark mouth and cynically urging the rally participants to use the services of the “leading Internet provider Pskov”.
The speakers (and to speak from the steps leading to the pedestal of the monument to the leader of the world proletariat was considered by their duty to almost all members of the Communist Party faction in the regional assembly of deputies, as well as candidates from the Communist Party at the Domski Duma, “representatives of the districts”, etc.), etc.), should have been aware that the weather was not not aware It has long speeches, but, nevertheless, could not resist. The style of the party and the Party -Counter's style does not imply short performances in the Soviet era. The last word was taken by the first secretary of the Pskov regional committee of the Communist Party Vladimir Nikitin, representing the Pskov and Kaliningrad regions in the State Duma.
Vladimir Stepanovich handed over to the Pskov “fiery greetings” from Kaliningraders and promised that “the victory will be behind us!” However, it is not known about any noticeable role of Mr. Nikitin in Kaliningrad events, and he could not light fellow countrymen. Apparently, even if activists from the homeland of Immanuel Kant and have some kind of unique political technology, then they did not share it with Vladimir Nikitin.
Already under the curtain of the rally, a symbolic text of the decision on raising tariffs was burned in front of the monument to Lenin, abundantly poured out of just in case with some combustible liquid: the Communists clearly did not want to rely on in case. The document flashed and turned into ashes. And completely stiff participants in the rally, over whom the organizers finally took pity, were dissolved home to the accompaniment of vigorous Soviet songs.
The delighted police officers with undisguised gratitude looked after them, anticipating the return to the warmth. The asset, meanwhile, handed over flags, banners, posters and red scarves with the symbol of the Communist Party to the responsible face.
However, the elderly Communists were in no hurry to disperse, hurrying to enjoy the luxury of human communication, apparently, which falls on their share is not so often.
Maxim Kiselev
1 See: S. Gavrilin. Kaliningrad transit // "PG", No. 6 (477) dated February 17-23, 2010