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The Novosibirsk governor promised to protect the feelings of believers from the slogans of “Monstration”
The governor of the Novosibirsk region, Vladimir Gorodetsky, said that the police would take tough measures against the participants of the May Day Monstration if they tried to organize an uncoordinated procession.
Gorodetsky promised to "resist the desecration of the feelings of believers on a holy day" - Orthodox Easter will be celebrated on May 1. “I think it’s not quite right, with the Hell posters,” Gorodetsky said. In 2014, "Monstration" was held under the main slogan "Hell is ours!"
The organizers of the "Monstration" tried to agree with the Novosibirsk authorities on the route of the march through the city center, but were refused. They were offered to join a youth action called "Veseshestvo", which is going to arrange the mayor's office.
“Not agreed - you have no right. Agreed - here's your guarantee. This requirement was, is and will be. It will be even tougher, but only within the framework of the law,” Gorodetsky said.
- In 2015, the Novosibirsk mayor's office also refused to approve the "Monstration" in the city center. As a result, the action turned into a spontaneous one. Its main slogan was "God forgive me." This is how the action participants reacted to the scandal with the production of Tannhäuser at the Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theatre. "Tannhäuser" was withdrawn from the repertoire under pressure from the Church.
- After the "Monstration" in 2015, Loskutov received 10 days of arrest for her. He was tried under an administrative article on disobeying a lawful order of a police officer, as well as under an article on violating the established procedure for organizing a procession. In 2011, Loskutov received the state prize in the field of contemporary art "Innovation" for "Monstration".