We don’t like the Volgograd authorities. And they don’t like us either. They’ve basically declared war on us—they fabricated a criminal case against our coordinator, and the governor sent some of his thugs to the campaign office opening to stage provocations.
The campaign office is changing address for the third time already—they’re putting pressure on the landlord.
Under these circumstances, it was important for us to hold a large rally and say exactly what we think about all of this in plain terms.
The governor did everything he could to make sure no one showed up.
We won. People supported us and came to the rally. And I can say that I didn’t hold back in what I said about that useless drunk, Governor Bocharov. And I got full support.
Everyone here curses him out—from police officers to taxi drivers.
The rally turned out great. People of Volgograd, you were amazing, and I’m very grateful for such a warm reception.
A huge thank-you to everyone who came. It was fantastic—I’m leaving with a renewed sense of energy and inspiration.
Tomorrow—Izhevsk (I don’t know what will happen there; the local authorities are in hysterics).
The day after tomorrow—Smolensk.