Orthodox Christians in several regions protested against Matilda

The Orthodox held protests in several cities against the showing of Matilda. Some of them involved right-wing radicals.

On October 7, 2017, Orthodox protests were held in several Russian regions against the screening of the film "Matilda".

In Irkutsk, a rally against "Matilda", which was attended by about 50 people, was organized by local Cossacks. It was agreed with the administration as an action "against the falsification of the history of Russia."

In addition to the Cossacks, the participants of the action were activists of the NOD, the organization "Escort named after the Holy Tsar Passion-Bearer", the priest of one of the Irkutsk churches Valery Nekrasov, and the lawyer Alexei Sukhanov, who previously defended Vladimir Kvachkov and other national patriots.

One of the speakers, Cossack Andrei Kopylov, spoke about the ritual nature of the murder of the royal family.

The protesters adopted a resolution demanding that the "pseudo-historical, vulgar film" be banned.

In Moscow, a prayer service against "Matilda" was organized by the "Forty Magpies" movement in the Church of the Resurrection of Christ in Kadashi, about 200 people took part in it.

In Yekaterinburg, the activists of this movement held a series of single pickets, which were attended by "about 10 people."

According to the movement, similar actions were held in more than 50 cities, including St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Volgograd, Voronezh, Omsk and Samara.

Sources

• Simonenko E. "Forgive us, Sovereign." Irkutsk Cossacks held a rally against "Matilda" // Open Russia. 2017. October 8.
• The Forty Sorokov movement spoke about the actions against Matilda in 50 cities of Russia // Znak.com. 2017. October 8.
• In the Urals, they went on a picket against "Matilda" and demanded "to repent for sin" // IA REGNUM. 2018. October 9.