Danil Maurin: “The power of the worst has taken place” Danil Maurin is a system administrator and entrepreneur from Yekaterinburg. An active citizen and concerned citizen, he has participated in local and opposition protests since 2016 and observed elections. I went to an anti-war rally on February 24, 2022. Then he stood up in single pickets. At one of them he was detained, issued a fine, and threatened with criminal prosecution. Tell us about yourself.

Vera Oleynikova is a musician and activist. Since childhood, she and her mother participated in rallies. We spoke with Vera about her civic position and how propaganda shapes violence. She believes that “every person who even wrote “no war” on the fence has already taken a huge step.” Tell us about yourself. — My name is Vera Oleynikova, I’m 23 years old, I’m a musician and political activist. Born in Rostov-on-Don, lived in Moscow.

Dmitry Klevtsov: “Putin, like a dragon, you need to kill within yourself” Dmitry Klevtsov is a civil activist. The official representative of the FAR - the Federation of Motorists of Russia - in St. Petersburg. Coordinator of TIGER - Partnership of Initiative Citizens. Born in the Urals, lived in Norilsk, well acquainted with the history of the Gulag. After studying as an economist in St. Petersburg, he went into business. Until the age of 30, I was not interested in politics.

We usually publish letters from our eyewitnesses in prose. But sometimes a poem can be a document reflecting a moment in history and how a person lives it. You send us a lot of your poetry. Sorry, we rarely publish it. But for this verse of our subscriber they still decided to make an exception. Again I read the words with caution, like a child: in syllables, measuredly... This can't be! No impossible! Three Fat Men killed Prospero!