In Russia Little Picketers Protest the War
Small picketers can have a big impact.
In St. Petersburg there is a new kind of protest that so far has not been stopped by the authorities.
Participants make tiny protesters out of clay, paper, wire or other craft material. Most of them hold placards against the war in Ukraine.
After they are made, their creators - all anonymous - place them in spots about the city and take a photograph, which can be found on an Instagram account: www.instagram.com/malenkiy_piket/
Now the little picketers are appearing in other Russian cities. So far, there have been no arrests.
Participants make tiny protesters out of clay, paper, wire or other craft material. Most of them hold placards against the war in Ukraine.
After they are made, their creators - all anonymous - place them in spots about the city and take a photograph, which can be found on an Instagram account: www.instagram.com/malenkiy_piket/
Now the little picketers are appearing in other Russian cities. So far, there have been no arrests.
A protester at an unknown site in St. Petersburg.
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"Don't be silent" this protester proclaims.
Sevkabel Port, St. Petersburg.
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Sometimes it is safer to protest in a foreign language.
Finnish Station, St. Petersburg
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These protesters are the poet Alexander Pushkin and George D'Anthès at the monument on the Chernaya Rechka in St. Petersburg where the real men fought a duel.
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A peacenik picketer.
Vasilevsky Island in St. Petersburg.
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A picketer calling for an end to violence.
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A call for peace.
Embankment of the Neva River in St. Petersburg.
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A peacenik in a hand-made sweater.
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Self-expression in Moscow.
Rostokino, Moscow.
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A protester on her knees.
Chistye Prudy, Moscow.
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Hiding from the authorities.
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Proclaiming a civic stance.
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No McDonalds, no war.
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An urgent plea by an old window.
Chistye Prudy, Moscow.
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Protesting in plain sight.
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Don't tread on me.
The sculpture "Neva" at the bottom of the Rostral column in St. Petersburg.
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Invisible to passersby.
The sculpture "Neva" at the bottom of the Rostral column in St. Petersburg
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For the sake of our children, stop the war!
Moscow
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