Boris Akunin: "Moscow. Then everywhere else"

“Tomorrow an unprecedented experiment starts: an attempt to normalize life in one separate city from below (since it doesn’t work from above). The task, frankly speaking, is not an easy one. Problem conditions: Imagine a city of ten million, in which the majority of the population cannot stand one party. But the party This one, by hook or by crook, stole 90% of the votes in the city council. Therefore, it is not surprising that the city residents want one thing, but the city council wants something completely different. Question: How can residents make the city theirs without building barricades? Correct answer: Take advantage of the legal right to the city. A referendum is an instrument of direct expression of the will of the people. Therefore, tomorrow let’s go to a citywide meeting to launch a referendum and begin to make Moscow our city."