
The leader of the Left Front movement Sergei Udaltsov came with a group of supporters to the Revolution Square to celebrate Shrovetide, Interfax reports. The celebration came out crumpled, and after the brawl, the opposition retired to the subway. According to the results of the "wires of the political winter", the police reported on the detention of ten people - for an illegal rally and a fight.
Before the appearance of Udaltsov, security measures were significantly strengthened in the square, the police inspected "suspicious" young people. Several opposition activists were detained on the square, ITAR-TASS reports. Udaltsov, along with journalists, began to find out from the police, for which his supporters were detained. One of the detainees is a girl who brought a stuffed animal to Square. Activists organized a "round dance" around a police bus where they hold a girl. The police claim that she had gasoline with which she planned to set fire to the doll.
After that, the opposition activists tried to launch white balloons into the air with the inscription "Voter League", but unknown persons arranged a fight in the crowd and pierced several balls. The police went to the brawl, but the opposition officers considered it the best to retire from the square.
According to Interfax, they went to the subway. Udaltsov moved to the lobby, his supporters continue to shout political slogans, but police officers on duty at the station do not detain anyone.
Following the supporters of Udaltsov, Boris Nemtsov came to the Revolution Square, around whom a group of people immediately gathered. They chanted anti -Putin slogans, the police did not interfere.
After the oppositionists spent the political winter, Shrovetide festivities continued on the square without political coloring. According to ITAR-TASS, people sing songs, dance, there is a lively trade in mead, kvass, hot drinks, pancakes.
Earlier it was reported that the metropolitan police strengthened security measures at the Revolution Square in the center of Moscow, where the Left Front movements plan to go to mass walks. A detachment of riot police was built at the exit from the lobby of the Metro Square of the Revolution, barriers were exhibited near the station, from which military personnel of the internal troops are on duty.
Also near the lobby, a police bus and a car with a video camera installed on a pole are on duty. Police officers inspect young people who seem suspicious to them.
Udaltsov after an unsuccessful attempt to coordinate with the Moscow authorities a rally on Sunday on the Revolution Square said that activists would come there and without permission. "At 16:00 we will come with the traditional white symbols to the Revolution Square, where we will hold the creative event" Seeing the Political Winter ". The action should take place as part of Shrovetide festivities, without any posters and banners," but with stuffed political winter, which will traditionally be devoted to fire. "