The Stalinists sympathized with the political prisoners. Chronicles of November 7
Red balloons with a hammer and sickle were handed out on Pushkinskaya Square. About 5 thousand people came to the traditional November demonstration, the vast majority - people over 60. However, there were also young guys - from which movement they were, they refused to speak, they laughed at the questions of journalists, turned away and generally looked like a paid extras. "Left Front" was the only organization on the action, not affiliated with the Communist Party.