On October 4, the Department of Education of the Mayor's Office sent an official letter to the schools of Tolyatti, in which it ordered teachers to hold mass events with schoolchildren at all major venues in the city. about this Writes "Idel. Realii” with reference to one of the teachers, who, on condition of anonymity, provided the publication with a copy of the letter.
As the teacher told the publication, when he inquired about such an unexpected instruction, in a telephone conversation with a representative of the department of education, he was told that “there is a turbulent situation in Togliatti and it is necessary to occupy city sites.” When trying to hint that the events coincided with protests by Navalny's supporters, an official from the department asked the teacher not to get involved in politics and hung up.