The day of the arrest

All night before that, columns of police vans (avtozaks), ambulances and even small armored vehicles had been driving around the city. There were no protesters at all near us, yet the number of security forces was huge.

An OMON riot police cordon, and nobody around

We went for a walk around the city. It was a Monday, but there were very few people about. We stopped in at the Liverpool bar behind the Government House.

We went to a bookstore on the avenue, then ate at the McDonald's near Lenin Street. We headed home before the street protests began. They had been announced on Telegram for the evening, and around the Stela, not near us.

At the bookstore on the avenueNext >