For the first and for the second

Well, we celebrated in Orenburg, whoever wanted, another May Day .

The merciless fate of the journalist again brought me to the scene of action. Which city authorities, simplifying their lives by minimizing the number of entities (according to Occam’s principle), determined it to be general: from the Atrium-platz - and up along Mother Sovetskaya.

Only for the officialdom the start of the procession was scheduled at 10:30, and for those with leftist views half an hour later.

Since I have a lot of good friends here and there, I received two types of congratulations, scurrying among them with a camera: “Happy Spring and Labor Day!” on the first and "Happy Solidarity Day of Workers of All Countries!" for the second.

And you too, gentlemen and comrades!

In terms of the quantitative ratio of both demonstrations, everything was expected. It’s the same with us: until the people get the hang of it, organizational moments on the part of the authorities are implemented much more effectively than organizational moments on the part of the opposition - be it systemic or non-systemic.

But when it gets to the point, the initiative from below pushes everyone equally, that those like these, and who will only survive on this surfing, is always a big question. This is where the trick comes in.

In general, the “blue-whites” went to the Boulevard, where they talked for their own pleasure about how good everything was, and the red-yellows stopped halfway, in Leninsky Square, where they convinced themselves to the music for four quarters with theses about how everything is terrible.

I would like to believe that the holiday was a success for both.

And now - disco! I mean, a photo report.

Represented by: ministers - Viktor Shorikov

Legislative Assembly - Tatyana Shukurova.

Regional Government - Head of the Department for Supporting the Activities of the Vice-Governor - Deputy Chairman of the Government for Social Policy Nikolai Kamyshnikov

The Federal Inspectorate is the Chief Federal Inspector Sergei Gavrilin, and the City Council is deputies Oleg Sinenok and Alexander Mostovenko...

...Igor Shepel...

...Victor Kamnev...

...Alexey Zelentsov and Denis Goncharov with their son...

...Sergey Potsov...

...Igor Korovyakovsky...

...well, and Viktor Bulgakov, if anyone finds him in this photo

Sorry if I missed anyone - there were too many of you. Here's a jump:

I didn’t guess who Kirill Shkilev represented. On the one hand, he was not wearing the blue United Russia cape, on the other hand, he was walking in their column. Let's put it this way: I represented "Echo of Moscow in Orenburg".

Let's move. And who is not here:

Well, and all sorts of different ones, I don’t have enough film for them all. I think I showed the mass appeal. Opposition, out!

Rafkat Yusupov. In the near future he will be a Zaksoba deputy from the Socialist-Revolutionaries, but how soon this future will come, he himself is not yet aware

Vladimir Indeikin, after all, did not represent the city council, but the communists, as it turns out. Although he said with satisfaction that the “People’s Deputy” faction in the City Council still numbers ten people.

Vitaly Kukushkin took his grandson to the procession. Cool guy, right?

And why don’t United Russia members take a brass band with them? I guarantee them a couple of rating points!

The trumpeter is playing, the police are watching the hole...

"Matter is primary!" - assures the communists. Especially if it's red...

Alexander Papykin is good even when he reads communist slogans, by God!

NBP: "Don't ban everyone!" Such a juicy shot...

Vladimir Frolov walks in the thick of it and encourages fellow party members with slogans

And the column was quickly headed by Alexander Zavershinsky and Rafkat Yusupov together

On a collision course... the "Russian Youth Union" reached as far as it wanted and turned back. And listen to how good everything is with us, that Pushkin will be at Belovka?!

The lumpen proletariat, according to custom, began to celebrate the holiday long before its onset. "Man! What are you doing? Eh? No, that's where it is, huh?"

The rearguard is formed by the few but ideological representatives of the Volya party.

Who do we see? And we see blogger Evgeny Mikheev!

Not just one

“Come on, Ponka! We are strangers at this celebration of life...”

After passing the column, mysterious letters stuck to the paving slabs.

Well, Vladimir Ilyich, have you made some porridge? Are you satisfied?

Of course I'm happy. Look how many have arrived! Previously, however, there was an order of magnitude more... Nothing, another five years of such power - and everything will return!

They'll start performing now

And, accordingly, listen

But not all, not all, not all...

And this gives some hope... for what? Who cares! Because without hope, who are we? Nobody!