The Democratic Coalition’s primaries in the election to the Legislative Assembly of Kaluga Region

In 2015, Alexei Navalny and the Democratic Coalition held an open primary process for regional elections. Kaluga was one of the cities where the campaign was built around volunteers, campaign cubes (street information stands), and vibrant street-level politics. In the end, the authorities barred the coalition from running in regional elections, but the campaign itself became an important experience in regional political organizing.