Russian May Day 2016 in the regions of the country

On May 1, 2016, in addition to Moscow, May Day marches of the ultra-right, traditionally called "Russian May Day", took place in several cities of the country.

In St. Petersburg, nationalists took part in a citywide processions. Supporters of the Other Russia party formed their own separate column Edward Limonov. The activists marched with the symbols of the party, the flags of "Novorossia" and the DPR, under the slogan "The Russian world is coming!". In total, in their column there were about 40 people. A column of the Russian National Front passed separately and National Democratic Party of Konstantin Krylov. Activists carried "imperial flags”, flags of the party “Great Russia” by Andrey Savelyev, symbols of the NDP and others. Judging by the photo, there were about 20-40 people in the column. The third column called "For the unity of the Slavs and the White race" was activists of the "Slavic Force North-West" and autonomous neo-Nazis. The column numbered no more than 20 people.

In Veliky Novgorod nationalists from the NDP and the "Other Russia" joined the rally of the Communist Party. How much it can be judged that very few activists participated from the nationalists.

In Yekaterinburg, the group "Russian March Ural" held procession in the Uralmash area from the intersection of Baku Komissarov and Pobeda streets along Prospekt Kosmonavtov to the cinema "Zarya". Dozens participated Human.

Nationalists in Nizhny Novgorod took part in the demonstration of the opposition forces, forming a separate column. It included activists of the NDP, the parties "Other Russia", "Slavic unification and revival" and individual nationalists. There were about 40-50 people in total. After the procession at least 1 person was detained but later released.

In Penza, activists of the former association "Russians" held a procession along Maxim Gorky Street from the suspension bridge to the Rostok stele, where rally. Details, unfortunately, are unknown. Approximately 20 participated

In Pskov, activists marched through the city in a separate procession with banner "Russian power to Russia" and the flags of the parties "Great Russia", "Pskov Cossack army", the movement "Resistance" and others. Organizer - community "Pskovskaya Russian republic. About 15-25 people took part.

Sources

• Based on right-wing websites and blogs.