Zombies against Putin - ours lost

With the wording “it will look as if Putin made zombies out of the people,” a flash mob in the form of a zombie parade was banned. On Sunday, July 15, a colorful show was supposed to take place in Rostov-on-Don - mass celebrations of the living dead. This action, I hasten to note, had nothing to do with the white ribbon movement, and did not put forward political slogans. It was planned to be organized by people completely far from the struggle for freedom of speech in Russia, but who respect the work of Milla Jovovich. As part of the upcoming wide-screen release of the sequel to “Resident Evil” in September, Rostov youth decided to support it with theatrical performances and skits on the central streets of the city. They called the flash mob “Zombie-Apocalypse Party” and began inviting people. There were a lot of people who wanted to attend - more than 600 people confirmed their participation, and more than one and a half thousand planned to come as spectators. A professional crowd of photographers and videographers were eagerly cleaning their optics in anticipation of colorful shots. Based on the results of the “dead walking” festivities, it was planned to make a viral video to advertise Russia as a wonderful and peaceful place for a family vacation. Alas, friends. Despite the fact that the filming of the latest “Resident Evil” took place in Moscow, on the territory of the Kremlin and Red Square, the authorities reacted extremely negatively to a completely harmless youth holiday.

Concerned with “... the health of citizens of retirement age, as well as in order to prevent intimidation against minors and women of childbearing age, as well as in order to preserve green spaces in the territory of Rostov-on-Don, with the desire to protect lawns from trampling and other illegal actions by zombies ... ", the security forces ordered the organizers of the flash mob to abandon the action on the basis of the “Law on Rallies.”

Before this, the zombie parade was banned in Shakhty, where it was supposed to take place on June 29. He was opposed by deputies from United Russia and clergy, as you might guess, of the Russian Orthodox Church. They were not satisfied with the very process of people in suits appearing on the central streets of the city. This is how one of the organizers of the parade in Shakhty wrote: “ We regret to inform you that our flash mob is closed and will not be held... The church and some deputies “came at us with a cross and a stake.” No chance. Our government structure is: we need people to do everything themselves, and deputies to rest. Then they sharply notice that people are doing better than they are, and they, using their official powers, cancel everything .”

A broad campaign against the appearance of the “living dead” was launched on the Internet:

Lyudmila: “ Lord, when will we become wiser? Like some crap from the West, there are morons right there who strive not only to repeat, but also to surpass their colleagues in moronicism. What good things did we take from the same States? Their ability to work hard? No! Their ability to behave decently on the streets, not to shit around, to save nature, homeless animals or adopt sick children? No!!! But idiocy, abomination on the level of primitive savages and feeble-minded idiots is always welcome. Well done to the Shakhty people for banning this abomination, because our children are gradually losing the sense of beauty that is always inherent in Russians. And for them, the freaks from Western cartoons become more familiar and familiar than real works of art. As a result, we will raise monsters who, in one or two generations, will turn into those very zombies, without feelings, without mercy and intelligence, who will destroy our civilization. YOU NEED TO THINK WHAT YOU ARE DOING!! "

Trachtenberg: “ Read Fromm, An Anthology of Destructiveness.” These are all manifestations of necrophilia .”

Anti-Hacker: “ It was correctly noted above: rather than repeating all sorts of nasty things after the West, it would be better to go to a cleanup... And Orthodox Christians are already accustomed to attacks on the Russian Orthodox Church - such antics of militant atheists only unite us .”

Gennady Alekseevich: “ What kind of zombies are on the streets of the City of Military Glory? Completely crazy! The police did the absolutely right thing by prohibiting this biological mass from marching along the streets and squares of our Rostov that were closed for their sake. Rostovites don’t need these dubious spectacles .”

Mikhalych: “ DRIVE THE ZOMBIES OUT OF THE CITY, LET THEY BE ZOMBITED IN THE FIELD, AND I HAVE THE RIGHT TO WALK IN THE CENTER AMONG PEOPLE, AND NOT AMONG THE DEAD. THERE IS STILL ROOM IN THE ZOO, PACK THE MONKEYS, AND PLACE THE ZOMBIE IN THE FREE SPACE! THE CITY HALL CORRECTLY PROHIBITED THIS EVENT .”

By banning such informal movements under far-fetched pretexts, the authorities are pushing completely peaceful fans of trash and science fiction into the ranks of protest. By prohibiting, the government does not offer anything in return. The Russian Orthodox Church and the authorities can treat zombie parades and zombie parties any way they want. However, while prohibiting something, you must give something in return. We have many interesting Slavic holidays, for example, the holiday of Ivan Kupala. And in terms of the number of fairy-tale heroes, no nation can compare with the Russian one. Ivan Gorynych, Kashchei the Immortal, the cat Bayun, Baba Yaga, goblin, brownies, merman, mermaids, witches. But the authorities do not need Russian holidays. She will happily celebrate Valentine's Day and Halloween, but will miss the apple Savior.

I note that zombie parades take place regularly in many countries around the world. Supporters of the action see the walks as more than just an element of show and theater. Zombie parades, in their opinion, are designed to convey to the inhabitants of the Earth that they turn into zombies every day, subordinating their lives to the rules of the office, dress code and consumerism. “Orthodoxy of the brain cannot be cured,” noted Yulia, one of the upset fans of the “living dead.”