In St. Petersburg, Open Russia activists were detained near Smolny before the start of the planned action
In St. Petersburg on October 5, four Open Russia activists Alexander Fedoseyev, Andrey Nikitin, Alexandra Brusser and Pavel Chuprunov were detained near the Smolny building. This was reported to Novaya Gazeta by the press secretary of Open Russia, Natalya Gryaznevich. The court fined Fadeev and Nikitin 1000 rubles, Chuprunov will stay in the department for one more night. As Gryaznevich said, they are waiting for the sanction of the prosecutor. Brusser was released from the police station.