"Hitler" in an Adidas T-shirt in the window of an Ekaterinburg store

On January 19, 2012, in Yekaterinburg, the Evil art group placed an image of Adolf Hitler in a T-shirt with the Adidas logo and the inscription “adick” in the window of the Adidas store in the Greenwich shopping center in Yekaterinburg.

The video footage made by the group shows how the Evil activist walked into the mall, proceeded unhindered through several floors of the mall, approached the window from the side of the store and installed a cardboard cardboard mannequin. The video is superimposed on the "unofficial anthem of the Luftwaffe" - an ancient Breton song with modified lyrics.

Recall that on this day, anti-fascists held actions on the anniversary of the death of lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova in different cities, including Yekaterinburg.

Firm "Adidas" is popular among right-wing radicals. (Probably due to the fact that the founders of the company, the brothers Adi and Rudi Dassler, were staunch members of the German Nazi Party). For example, in Voronezh on January 20, employees of the Adidas store on the square Lenin, where were attacked the picket participants against the law banning "propaganda of homosexuality", raised the hands of the mannequins displayed in the window in a gesture similar to the Nazi salute.

Members of the local branch of the Yabloko party complained to Adidas about the fact that in the stores of the German brand in Voronezh and Yekaterinburg, symbols associated with Nazism. Adidas said it was aware of the incidents in Voronezh and Yekaterinburg, regret what happened and apologize on behalf of companies.

The art group "Evil" is known for having placed in April 2011 in front of the Temple-on-the-Blood poster depicting Christ with hands raised to heaven with raised middle finger. The poster hung on the fence for several hours, after which it was removed by the policemen called by the clergy.

Sources

• Pashkova T. Yekaterinburg art group "promoted" a sports store with the help of Hitler // New region. 2013. January 21.
• Adidas apologized for Hitler's mannequin in a shop window in Yekaterinburg // Sign. 2013. January 22.