Russian May Day 2018

On May 1, 2018, May Day marches of the ultra-right, traditionally called "Russian May Day", took place in several cities of the country. For the first time in many years, not a single May Day celebration was held in Moscow. marches of nationalists, although attempts were made to organize it.

In Moscow, he planned his procession hold the Committee "Nation and Freedom", together with the "Black Bloc", the Association of the People's Resistance (ANS) and National Revolutionary Vanguard (NRA). Application for its conduction along the route from the intersection of 3 Samotechny lane and st. Self-flowing - to Suvorovskaya Square and a rally on Suvorovskaya Square was filed by a representative of the ANC. However, neither this nor any other routes were agreed upon.

As a result, May Day in Moscow was held in the format of a conference at "Artkryshe" near the Dmitrovskaya metro station, where it was planned that " nationalist organizations will talk about their vision of the political and the social reorganization of the Russian Federation after the resignation of Putin and his clique ." As a result, the conference participants were detained .

On May 1, ANC activists also held a small public action: 9 people marched along Gogol Boulevard. The faces of the activists were covered with masks, some held lit flares. They carried a black banner with the inscription "Free social national" and chanted: "This is our May Day", "To the bourgeoisie of the rope, to the workers of the rifle", "Free, social, national", "Razin, Bulavin, Pugachev", "Labor, will, nation ". Reaching the end of the boulevard the young people folded the banner and dispersed.

The Right Block movement (ex-Party of Nationalists) was planning a march along the traditional route from the Oktyabrskoye Pole metro station. However, the route was not agreed.

As a result, the action was decided to be transferred to Tver, where it was organized by the local movement "On Guard of Rus'" in Hyde Park on Glory Square. However, even here the action did not actually take place. Leaders of the nationalist party were detained in Tver for a few hours before the start of the event. Under the pretext of checking documents in the local police department turned out to be Konstantin Filin, Ilya Sotnikov, Ivan Golikov and another person. The organizer of "Russian May Day" Alexander Morozov, who remained at large, almost unhindered with the group comrades-in-arms and paraphernalia went to the Square of Glory. However, activists hardly flags were unfurled, a large number of police officers gathered in the square. idle 40 minutes Morozov and his associates left the square.

Permanent Conference of the National Patriotic Forces of Russia (PDS NPSR) planned to hold a march against the election results, but did not was able to reach an agreement. As a result, it was decided to hold a series of single pickets. At the metro station Ulitsa 1905 Goda stood Elena Rokhlina, with a poster "Freedom Ekishev", "Power to free Kvachkov" and a poster in defense of the activists of the IGPR "ZOV". Kirill Myamlin, Vladimir Owl held a poster "My voice was stolen." Several other people took part in the picket. Human.

Separately, the Slavic Association and the revival of Andrey Rodionov announced their participation in the May Day procession (it is not very clear which route). The photo report shows several people with the symbols of the movement, as well as the flags of Serbia, Slovakia, Belarus, "Novorossiya" and others. It was reported that the SOV activists also planned to take part in the rally of supporters of Eduard Limonov, but "having seen the contingent of participants ( ... ), decided to refrain from participating in them and limit themselves to observation from the side ." What exactly did not like the supporters of the SOV in the Limonovites was not reported.

In St. Petersburg passed perhaps the only traditional "Russian May Day". In a public procession was attended by a column of PDS NPSR with banners: "Unity Russians are a guarantee of the unity of the fraternal Slavs", "For Russian socialism! Behind justice!" and "Russia needs Stalin", "Great Russia to be. Where Stalin is victory there", "Glory to Russia", etc. The participants carried "imperial" flags, portraits of Stalin and Colonel Kvachkov, flags "For the Motherland, for Stalin", as well as Flags of the Slavic Brotherhood of Mutual Aid Foundation. In total, the column went about 20-30 Human. The procession was led by Mikhail Golovizin (member of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, member of the PDS NPSR, Deputy Chairman of the "Slavic Community of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region"). They built their column and National Socialists and invited everyone to join it. In her supporters of the Slavic Force North-West, Slavic Rodnovers "Shoron Ezh Slaven", the Committee "Nation and Svoboda, the Irreconcilable League, the Slavic Community, the Slavic unification and revival" (about 7 people with the symbols of their organization). Also in the lists of participants is the movement "Lincoln 88". There were about 40 in total in this column. a man with the flags of his movements, and supporters of the Slavic strength also carried a large banner with the inscription "Stop feeding the parasites" and chanted "Peace, work, May Day, guest workers leave", "Less immigrants, more salary", "Less immigrants, less crimes". In Bryansk, local branch of the Permanent Conference of National Patriotic Forces Russia (PDS NPSR) held a series of single pickets, which took place on Theater Square and Lenin Square. The action was dedicated to the boycott of the results elections.

In Kansk (Krasnoyarsk Territory) coordinator local PDS NPSR V.A. Demin held a single picket. He stood on the sidelines road where the May Day demonstration was held with two posters: "Putin is better Hitler", "About Putin: either - good, or - nothing." The poster was stickers were pasted in support of Pavel Grudinin. I asked the picketer several times leave the police, but there were no arrests.

In Kaliningrad in procession a small column of PDS NPSR took part with a banner "The interests of the people are above The participant was chanted "Enough to be afraid, it's time to resist." About 10 people with "imperial flags" participated in the action. led the movement "Great Russia" Andrey Saveliev. Two supporters of the organization stood in single pickets with placards symbols of the organization and in support of prisoners.

Column in Pskov nationalists passed with other movements. The organizer of the column was Georgy Pavlov (Pskov Russian Veche Republic). The action took place under slogans - "For the resignation of Putin and his Government!", "Against the replacement migration!", "Cancel Article 282!", "For the rights and freedoms of the Russian people!". Young people marched with a banner "For the rights and freedoms of the Russian people" and "imperial" flags. At the end of the action, Pavlov spoke to those gathered at the rally on the square Lenin. About 10 people marched in the column of nationalists.

Procession in Saratov in the city center. Among the participants were activists of the National Revolutionary avant-garde (NRA), Associations of carriers of Russia and civil activists of the right views. The organizer is the Black Front Saratov movement and its activist Andrey Martsev. Participants walked with a banner "We ourselves let's build our homeland" and "imperial flags".

Activists in Sevastopol movement "Slavic unification and revival" together with young people from stunt group "Viking" took part in citywide procession. About 10 people participated.

In Sergiev Posad, a local cell ANS could not come to Moscow, so it was decided to hold May Day event on site. The whole composition of ten people, the activists came out to the Krasnogorsk area.  Activists periodically chanted: "ANS!" and "Peace! Labor! May!". After a while to them two police officers approached and, without introducing themselves, asked to go to the police department, explaining his demand by the fact that the activists allegedly used foul language and called for riots. As a result, three protesters were detained: Vlad Lun, Sergey Ivashchenkov and Alexey Pimenov. A few hours later, all three were released from the police.

The action was held in Syktyvkar local branch of the PDS NPSR. May Day took the form of a rally attended by 10 a man with "imperial flags" and a "cancel 282" placard.

In Tula, ANC supporters took part in the May Day monstrosity. Several activists marched to the rally with a banner "Russia will be free."

Sources

• Based on materials from right-wing radical sites.