In Novosibirsk held a traditional may day event called “Monstration.” As reported RIA Novosti, it was attended by about three thousand people.
“Event of cultural, questions from local authorities not the police either. Held in the said notification and resolutions of the mayor”, — said the representative of the municipality Sergey Polyansky.
In the action took part the head of the Department of culture, sports and youth policy of the Anna Tereshkova, she was the head of the column. The demonstrators who marched through the centre of Novosibirsk from the House officers to the Opera and ballet theatre, holding placards with slogans such as: “And you still at home?”, “Collapsed space”, “Volpanel”, “Chickens — not dying,” “Orcas in the form of rain”, “Never ever” and others.
In Novosibirsk the action became traditional and is held for the 14th time. This year it was first included in the plan of the official events celebrating may day as a youth rally.
Last year the mayoralty of Novosibirsk have not agreed on “Monstration,” in the procession was attended by no less than two thousand people. The organizer of the artist Artem Loskutov was arrested and fined on 20 thousand rubles for holding an unauthorized action.