'Putin Is Murderer!’ Minsk activists ruin unveiling ceremony of Russia-Belarus union symbol
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Former political prisoner Zmitser Dashkevich and Young Front activists picketed Wednesday’s official opening of a mural which symbolizes Moscow-Minsk friendship.
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The graffiti that shows a Belarusian boy giving flowers to a Russian girl was painted by Artur Koshak, an artist from the Russian town of Yaroslavl. The project was developed by Novatek Art company at the order of the Moscow city authorities.
On June 8, about one hundred people gathered at the mural in Mahiliouskaya Street in Minsk at 17:00. In the front there were youngsters wearing T-shirts Belaya Rus – they were allegedly forced to participate in the event by the city and university authorities. Soon red flags of the Communist Party of Belarus appeared.
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Zmitser Dashkevich and his associates also came at 17:00. They were carrying white-red-white historical flags and banners ‘Putin Is Murderer’, ‘No Union With The Gang!’ The police and journalists surrounded the protesters; the organizers of the official ceremony seemed to be at a loss.
Unknown persons in sports suits (they may have been thugs for hire or plaincloth policemen) prevented the activists from coming closer to the mural.
“All residents of Minsk were invited to the ceremony – and we have arrived! Those people [officials] are also waving flags!” Zmitser Dashkevich told the police officers.
As a result, the ceremony was subdued. The organisers put on a good face and made the songs about Moscow and Minsk louder. Hardly had the representatives of the Minsk City Executive Committee and the Moscow City Hall symbolically sprayed some paint at the bottom of the mural, the young ‘extras’ started to fold official flags.
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The police police drew up at least six protocols on the protesters. No one was arrested.
“It is ridiculous that the statesmen from Minsk and Moscow got scared at the sight of five white-red-white flags,” Dashkevich said after the event.
White-red-white symbols and coat of arms ‘Pahonya’ [Pursuit] are commonly associated with the Belarusian opposition. In 1995 they were replaced by those reminiscent of Soviet symbolism.
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