On February 14, in different cities of Russia they are going to hold promotions - and not only dedicated to the day of all lovers, which is celebrated on this day in many countries of the world.
Supporters of Alexei Navalny announced an action with flashlights. They urged everyone to go outside, turn on the flashlight (for example, on the phone) or light a candle, photograph it and put it on social networks.
In Moscow, on Arbat, they are going to hold a share of solidarity with Julia Navalny, women-confused and everyone who "spend their days in ships, police buses and special receptionists."
In Rostov-on-Don on the evening of February 14 at 20:00, spotlights aimed at the night sky include to note the liberation of the city from the Nazi invaders and the "sign of eternal memory and gratitude to the soldiers for their great courage."
Reports IA "Don 24"
And in Kazan, a promotion with flashlights was held in advance - February 13. The organizers of the action are activists of the regional branch of the “Young Guard of United Russia”.

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In St. Petersburg, they prepared in advance to “stop the riots”, the Fontanka reported.
Schoolchildren participating in the city Olympiad in mathematics in St. Petersburg were asked not to come to the competition without written permission. The Piter.tv channel suggested that such an order is also related to plans to hold an inconsistent campaign, writes Mel.
The fences appeared on February 14 and in the center of Novosibirsk, Sib.fm said . Metal fences on Lenin Square are also associated with shares.



In the center of Kazan, a rally “Against detentions and repressions and changes in elected law” was staged. Agreed! The permitted number of participants is 200 people, but much more people came to the venue.
One of the participants in the “chain of solidarity” on Arbat in their hands is a portrait of the deceased journalist Irina Slavina

At the stadium near the Kazan rally, the audio recording of some relayers was included at full volume. The sound from there blocks the speakers at the rally, readers of Medusa reports.
On the Arbat, some passers -by, the Medusa correspondent reports, approach the participants of the “chain of solidarity” and try to find out why they are standing here, instead of “boiling borsch”. Other pedestrians are more positive, one of the men passing by folded his hands in a “heart”. Basically, people just pass by and look with curiosity.

On the heart, which holds in the hands of a participant in the “chain of solidarity” on Arbat, the names of some women detained on shares in support of Alexei Navalny in January-February.
In the "Solidarity chain" on the Arbat, according to the correspondent of Avtozak Live, about 300 people.

On February 14, a flash mob began in social networks in support of the veteran of Ignat Artemenko, who was a victim in the case against Alexei Navalny for slander. Participants in the flash mob post an Artemenko photo with the inscription “I/we Ignat” and tags #Protectivelans and #Yamihilnatartetemenko.
Posts appear on social networks of district administrations, officials, deputies, as well as in regional and municipal media.
According to a source of Medusa in the leadership of the United Russia party department in the Central Federal District, we are talking about ordering by the administration of the President of Russia. The flash mob is aimed at discrediting Navalny, he explained.
More than 70 people took part in the "Solidarity chain" with political prisoners in St. Petersburg. They read Anna Akhmatova’s poem “Requiem” and laid flowers to the monument.
The action took place without detention - and even without the presence of the police, writes Paper.
So far, in Moscow and St. Petersburg, “chains of solidarity” in other Russian cities are built on February 14, more traditional shares for the day of all in love.
In Tyumen, in the framework of the action "February 14, with benefit" is taught to do valentines
A tree for love messages was placed in the mound in the city garden
In Nizhny Novgorod, balloon balls are handed out in the streets
But the most interesting thing is in Novosibirsk - there the museum of world funeral culture offers a romantic trip along the territory of the crematorium on the hearse and the fiery installation of “flaming hearts” (I would like to believe that this is a fake, but not)
So the residents of the city congratulated the day of all the lovers of the former governor Sergei Furgal
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The action there has already ended. Without detention
On the Arbat, the participants in the “Solidarity Chain” shall begin to diverge, the Medusa correspondent reports.
Participants in the “chain of solidarity”, the Medusa correspondent reports, before leaving, remove garbage (cups from coffee, etc.) and say “thank you” to each other.






Navalny's associates announced on February 14 the promotion with the flashlights "Love is stronger than fear." The Prosecutor General’s Office, SK and the Ministry of Internal Affairs a few days before itreminded that calls and participation in mass shares organized in violation of the established procedure for holding rallies are illegal. Law enforcement agencies did not mention the slogan of the action and flashlights, but, in general, it was clear to everyone what was at stake.
And here the administration of the Primorsky Territory on its Instagram unexpectedly announced the action “Love is stronger than fear” with the launch of lanterns, which will be held within the framework of all lovers.
Then, nevertheless, in the administration of the Primorsky Territory they thought and at first they simply removed this item from the program of the holiday published on Instagram, and then nevertheless returned, but changed the name “Love stronger”, leaving the flashlights.

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Fontanka conducted a whole investigation about flashlights
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The hashtag #Lyubovsilneestha took first place in the Russian Twitter trends. Under this hashtag, post photos from the promotion with flashlights.
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In the news, the essence of the action was not disclosed and the exact time and place of its holding was not indicated. Nevertheless
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Under Tag #Lyubovsilneestha on Twitter, more than 8,000 messages. Among them are many people in which people write that some took part in the action and did not meet like -minded people. But none of them regrets it about it.


In Kazan, a rally was held against repression today. The action was agreed, but after it they detained 9 people. Some of the detainees were released without drawing up the protocol, four more remain in the police department.
In total, according to the OVD-Info at 19:00 Moscow time , 12 people were detained in Russia in connection with the shares.
One person was detained in Moscow for putting leaflets calling for a promotion. Two - in Novosibirsk for single pickets in support of Navalny. Picket participants followed the distance prescribed by law between the picketers, but the police considered their shares with one collective picket because of the single idea of posters.
Nine people, as already reported, were detained in Kazan - they came to the permitted rally with posters about the strike. According to the OVD-Info, in Kazan two detainees are taken to court, one remains to the police department, the rest are released without protocols.
The participants of single pickets detained in Novosibirsk were released without drawing up protocols, the OVD-info reports.
Dmitry Medvedev posted photos with lighted lanterns on his Instagram. Hmmm 🤔🤔🤔
One of the main pictures of protest actions in support of Alexei Navalny, held in Russia on January 31, was a photograph from Yekaterinburg, made by the photographer Victoria Haliullina. She took off how a large group of people walks on the ice past the inscription “Who are we, where are we going from?”, Which the artist Timothy Radia.
On February 14, this photo was sold at auction for 400 thousand rubles. The proceeds will be transferred to the projects "OVD-info" and "Apology of protest".
The Medusa correspondent reports that on the monument there is one police outfit on Pushkinskaya Square in the center of Moscow. The Russian Guard patrols the transition under the area.
On the Patriarchal Ponds, the Medusa correspondent reports, the tourist police walk. At least six people with flashlights are on the pond itself.


Ksenia Sobchak and Tatyana Lazareva came to the action


Patriarchal ponds at the very beginning of the action

Moscow, patriarchal ponds

Participants in the action are already diverging, the Medusa correspondent reports. The police did not interfere in what was happening.
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Ksenia Sobchak explained that she was on the patriarchal ponds in the case. She makes a film about protests.
Students lead a round dance at the main building of Moscow State University. The police are in place, but does not interfere, reports "rain".





In Moscow, the action “Solidarity Chain” was held during the day. She was followed by the correspondent of Medusa Kristina Safonova. Read her report.
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Moscow, students of Moscow State University
Several residents of the hostel of DAS Moscow State University were informed by the First University Tea channel that the security of the hostel recorded the data of those who went to the campaign with flashlights.


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In Moscow, employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and OMON was called to work on February 14 for duty in squares and yards. But they sat all day in the departments and on the basis of riot police, they report “Open Media” with reference to sources in law enforcement agencies. According to OM interlocutors, after 21:00 employees are released home.
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