The meeting in Kaluga was a lot of fun. Right from the start, we had to go a bit off script and give the floor to a "representative of the governor"—a particular elderly woman who had a support group chanting, "Let the woman speak."
She was given the floor, and it turned out to be pretty amusing.
There were a few more like that as well. As usual, we gave all of them a chance to ask their questions.
The site they gave us for the rally was on the very edge of the city, and it was hard to get to. But the location turned out to be fantastically beautiful: a reservoir, and on the other side a high bank and forest.
And we got lucky with the weather too.
One person asked me to "explain clearly and plainly what is happening in the country."
All in all, I really enjoyed it—it was an interesting conversation.
Thank you to everyone who came. And thank you to the wonderful volunteers for all their work preparing it.
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Update:
An excellent report by Novaya Gazeta