The authorities of St. Petersburg recommended limiting children’s access to the exhibition “Battle for Mariupol” due to the proximity of the letter Z to Nazi symbols

Petersburg officials said that the restriction of access for minors to the patriotic exhibition "Battle for Mariupol - the struggle for the Russian world" in Pushkin was due to the "incorrect" placement of the letters Z and V, which became symbols of the "special operation" in Ukraine. the corresponding explanations to Fontanka . gave Boris Piotrovsky, vice-governor of the northern capital,

According to the official, trophy items with Nazi and fascist symbols were presented at the exhibition without appropriate explanations. And the neighborhood of such exhibits with the letters Z and V, in the opinion of the vice-governor, created a "provocative, ambiguous combination."

The exhibition was opened last weekend as part of the Day of Russian Glory festival.

Soon the organizers announced the "disruption" of the event. As Piotrovsky clarified, such an “emotional” reaction was caused by the recommendation of the administration of the Pushkinsky district to restrict access to persons under 18 years of age. At the same time, no one closed the exhibition.

“There were two small figures of Motorola and Givi in ​​a helmet, body armor and with a machine gun. This figurine got in the way. The officials said that this was a clear propaganda of militarism, weapons, which I consider completely unacceptable in relation to the heroes, ” complained the organizer German Vladimirov.

The decision of local officials also caused a wave of criticism both in social networks - especially on the pages of anonymous users with "empty" profiles, and among federal politicians. So, for example, the leader of A Just Russia, Sergei Mironov , said that he was deeply outraged by "censorship" and suggested that "gentlemen and ladies from the administration" leave the civil service, since they do not "support the President and the SVO (special military operation - Ed.)".