Moscow hosts 'control' walk Bashny.Net

Before you walk a group of prominent Russian writers declared that Sunday is going to check whether in Moscow for a walk along the boulevards without the approval of the authorities. As noted by Boris Akunin, recent developments with constant harsh crackdown of peaceful people argue that in Moscow it is impossible to walk freely for ordinary people. "Pretending to peacefully talk about literature (and actually shaking with fear), we take a walk from one of Alexander to the other", - says Akunin, referring to the route from Pushkin Square to the monument to Alexander Griboyedov on Clean Ponds, where near split full opposition camp.
"Walk" began on Pushkin Square and with smiles and applause reached its goal - the monument to Griboyedov on Chistoprudny Boulevard. Despite the fact that the "walk" was not sanctioned and turned into a procession, the police did not interfere. What earned by participants shouts of "well done" and "nyashki».

"In the so-called" control walk "on Pushkin Square were about one thousand people, now they began to move toward Chistoprudny Boulevard" - said the spokesperson of the State Ministry of Interior in Moscow. According to the participants, there are many more - call numbers to 15 thousand chelov





In the chapter say that this action has already created problems for the traffic, because people are not only on the sidewalks, but also on the roadway. "Therefore, for security reasons, it was decided on the partial restriction of movement for vehicles," - said the representative of the central board.
According to his Twitter Daniel Lindele, walking "thousands of positive people" who often applauding, chanting slogans like "Police - nyashki." Among strolling seen Boris Akunin, Dmitry Bykov, Marianne Maksimovskaya, Yulia Latynina, Irina Yasin, Sergei Parkhomenko, Olga Romanova, Lev Rubinstein, Sergei Jurassic, Eduard Uspensky, Ulitskaya.
Actor Sergei Jurassic explained that went for a walk, as his place of employment close.

Participants noted a very positive action - a smile, a lot of strolling families with children.
Nikita Batalov said that with stocks drove crew NTV.
Russia Today with reference to the participants reports 10 thousand, "walk", Radio "Liberty" - about 15 thousand. Lindele walking from the middle of the column - about 6 thousand.
Radio "Liberty": "Walk" is close to Chistye Prudy. People continue to join walking on the Boulevard Ring. Many people with babies ... People took the roadway of the Boulevard Ring. The crowd fun, laughter can be heard ... Nobody shouted slogans. Nobody bears posters. Police are still peace-loving.
Control trip achieved its goal - the monument to Griboyedov on Chistoprudny Boulevard. Photos from the radio "Freedom».
All crowded roadway between Pushkin Boulevard ring area and clean ponds. Motorists passing along the crowd slowly and carefully.
"Walkers" welcome peaceful police shouting "well done", that spans columns for movement.



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