This time they didn’t want to let me leave because I had taken a photo with the border officer. The woman practically jumped up. She would have taken my phone too, but there was a glass partition between us. Then some special guy came over and made sure I deleted all the photos. Actually, this time everything was fine. They welcomed me and saw me off like one of their own. The border officer asked, “Why weren’t you allowed to leave yesterday?” I answered honestly: “I don’t know—ask your superiors.” I came up to the border control booths carrying a stack of printed press releases from the Federal Bailiff Service, stating that I was allowed to travel. What else was I supposed to bring? They illegally barred me from leaving the country, then after the scandal they lifted the ban. There were no legal documents for either the first decision or the second. In the end, none of it was needed. Even so, I’m suing the agency. The main thing is this: I want their actions deemed unlawful. There are also clear damages: - yesterday I lost my ticket, which cost 21,000 rubles (about $230). - yesterday I had to urgently send a lawyer to Kirov to sort the situation out. Flight: 2,242 rubles, hotel: 2,800 rubles, return ticket, Aeroexpress train: 1,000 rubles. Total: 8,542 rubles (about $95). Now they can pay for it, if this is the kind of idiocy they engage in. It’s a matter of principle.