Vladimir Shipitsyn / "Peaceful Resistance" in St. Petersburg In St. Petersburg, near the metro station “Prospekhniya Avenue”, civil activists were detained by the initiative “Strategy-18” and “Peaceful Resistance” by Vladimir Shipitsyn, Asana Mumji and Tatyana Sichkarev. The OVD-info was told about this by the detainees themselves. Activists conducted a series of single pickets in support of the lawyer of “team 29” Ivan Pavlov, journalist “Crimea.

In St. Petersburg, two artists, Pavel Krisevich and Anastasia Mikhailova, were detained on the Arts Square. Mikhailova herself reported this to OVD-Info. According to Mikhailova, they were detained because of the first spring art show, which they wanted to organize in the fresh air. As the detainee told OVD-Info, the paintings were dedicated to political repression. The reasons for the detention were not explained to the actionists.

In Asbest, the police drew up a report on Natalya Krylova , who was detained on the eve of the deputy of the City Duma from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation because of her participation in the rally on May 1. She herself informed OVD-Info about this. According to Krylova, at first a protocol was drawn up against her under the article on the organization of an uncoordinated action (part 2 of article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses).

In Moscow on the evening of May 1, the police disrupted the premiere of the play "Neighbors", staged by "Theater.doc" and telling about the Belarusian protests. This was announced by the playwright and screenwriter of the theater Ivan Ugarov on his Facebook page. As reported Radio Liberty in a report, half an hour after the start of the performance, a policeman appeared in the hall and asked everyone present to go outside, as a message had been received that the building had been mined.