Raise your passports and say: "We are!"

22.5 thousand people came to the rally in support of independent candidates to the Moscow City Duma. This is what happened there - in a few quotes

On July 20, on Sakharov Avenue in Moscow, an agreed rallywas held foradmission to the elections in the Moscow City Duma of independent candidates organized by the Libertarian party. According to the White counter, 22.5 thousand people came to the rally. The police limited the number of people in the square, stopping participants at the framework of metal detectors (later the Ministry of Internal Affairs refuted ). During the promotion, the opposition Alexei Navalnysaid that if “all candidates” are not registered over the next week, then on Saturday, July 27, a rally will be organized by the Moscow City Hall. The election commission regarded these words as pressure. During the action, the police detained several people. The organizers of the protest handed out the participants of the whistle so that the audience could literally boil power. This action is not the first: within a week (starting from July 14), candidates gathered every evening, whom the Mosgorisbirk refused to register for the polls, and their supporters. The special correspondent of Medusa Irina Kravtsova went to the most massive of these rallies and described the incident in several quotes.

Below are direct quotes. Some places are reduced for the convenience of reading.

Employee of the Corruption Foundation Ruslan Shadadinov:

I hate United Russia!

Konstantin Yankauskas, candidate for deputies of the Moscow City Duma in the 31st constituency:

Stop this chaos! Skip the participants through the framework!

The crowd chants after: “Pro-Pout! Pro-drus! Pro-drus! " Someone whistles.

Dmitry Gudkov, candidate for deputies of the Moscow City Duma for the Fifth Particular District:

Our whole life is now within the framework. They decide for us what to tell us, what to watch, write, what to think. Everywhere frames. They steal our time! They are already following you! To build a landfill! To throw you drugs!

(They whistle in the crowd.)

Dmitry Gudkov:

They go to select your pension! Stand up and go! Prove that you do not need a framework. We ask the police together: pro-bunch!

(The crowd chants: “Pro-bunch! Pro-bass!

Elena Rusakova, candidate for deputies of the Moscow City Duma in the 37th Electoral District:

Moscow [election] commission must be disbanded. [Chairman of the Moscow City Election Commission of Valentin] Gorbunov resigned!

(The crowd chants: “Gorbunov resigned! Gorbunov resigned! Gorbunov resigned!”)

Elena Rusakova:

I urge you to create a single folk movement “For Free Elections”.

(The crowd chants: “For free elections! For free elections!” Walk.)

Alexander Solovyov, candidate for deputies of the Moscow City Duma in the Third Particular District:

We are shown a vile grandfather who talks about worms. But worms have long come out only from his head!

Vladislav Zhukovsky, candidate for deputies of the Moscow City Duma for 30 constituency:

I'm shocked! I am shocked by how much you are here! I am insanely grateful to everyone who came here. Usro in the bucket!

(The crowd chants: “Eskro in a bucket! Usro in a bucket! Usro in a bucket! Close in a bucket! Pass it! Get it!”)

Lyubov Sobol, candidate for deputies of the Moscow City Duma for 43 constituency:

This is our city!

(The crowd chants: “This is our city!”)

Love Sobol:

We were told that the opposition has no positive agenda! They tell me that the opposition has no support. [They say] that marriage is in my signatures. That among them are the signatures of my sister from the Presnensky district. Look at these people, Sergey Semenovich! They demand the admission of their candidates for elections.

(The crowd chants: “admit! Get it! Get it!”)

Love Sobol:

I would not go on stage if I had not believed in victory. We are power here! Get it!

Alexey Navalny, head of the corruption Fund:

Can love in Russia? Can graphologists ban love? We gathered here for the sake of love and law! I used to be an exclusive guy. I was not allowed [to the elections], they did not see me [in state media]. But now I'm jealous.

(Laugh in the crowd.)

Alexey Navalny:

At first they did not let Yashin and Gudkov. And two weeks ago they said that 28 more people were not recognized by graphologists. I was rushing. And now 150 thousand people [who left signatures in support of candidates] are second -class people. It becomes cramped to me!

(They laugh in the crowd again.)

Alexey Navalny:

But I find a big plus in this. Finally we are together, people of the same blood. We do not exist for them. And that's what! They notice us only when you need to pay taxes.

From now on, there are no taxes without representation. They did not let people's candidates to miss their own. This is a batch of crooks and thieves. I don't want to see her. And I propose a peaceful public compromise: either until next Saturday you register everyone, or next Saturday we are going to a rally at the Moscow City Hall!

(The crowd whistles and chants: “admit! Allow! Get it!”)

Alexey Navalny:

We released Golunov . But they themselves did not come out! In the elections of September 8, we must crush them: not a single unicorn in any district! Putin is the main opponent of honest elections. Russia without Putin!

(The crowd chants: "Russia without Putin!")

Julia Galyamin, candidate for deputies of the Moscow City Duma in the Ninth Particular District:

My students are here here ( Galyamin is a teacher of the Higher School of Economics - approx. Medusa ). I know that we adults are responsible for the future of youth! I was detained in the police department recently [July 14 during a rally]. I didn't like it there. I don't want to go there anymore. I am against illegal landings in the ATS, in a pre -trial detention center! We are not afraid of this, but we are against injustice!

Ivan Zhdanov, candidate for deputies of the Moscow City Duma for the eighth constituency:

Remove your passports, raise them above your posters.

(Some in the crowd raise passports.)

Ivan Zhdanov:

Some ask the question why you are sitting at playing one table with shulers. But I will answer: without catching Schuler by the hand, you will not prove that he is Shuler. We now caught the shulerov by the hand! And we will turn the board!

(Crowd whistles.)

Ivan Zhdanov:

Raise your passport, say: "We are!"

(The crowd raises the document and chants: “We are! We are! Get it! We are!”)

Mikhail Svetov, member of the Libertarian Party Unregistered by the Ministry of Justice:

I do not agree with most of the speakers. But we all want to comply with the will of the people, lustration!

(The crowd chants: “Lustration!”)

Mikhail Svetov:

Do you know how to love? Do you love the people? Do you love your family?

(Crowd: “Yes!”)

Mikhail Svetov:

Since you love, you must be able to hate. Are you ready to subject them to chandeliers?

(Crowd: “Yes!”)

Mikhail Svetov:

So, many have not yet been disappointed in the contractual abilities of the authorities. Crooks and thieves, five minutes for fees!

(Crowd: “Crooks and thieves, five minutes for fees!”)

Mikhail Svetov:

Freedom is gained only in the squares!

(Crowd: “Freedom! Freedom! Freedom!”))

Ilya Yashin, candidate for deputies of the Moscow City Duma for 45 constituency:

We must hook this power! Sobyanin resigned! Putin resigned!

(Crowd whistles.)

Ilya Yashin:

If everyone is not registered in a week, we will come to the city hall on Saturday! We will gather as much as you need! Every day!

(Crowd: “Every day! Every day! Every day!”)

Irina Kravtsova