The latest "DaDebates" ended in gunfire. So what exactly happened at the Gogol club on October 30? One could see the handiwork of certain departments within the Russian Presidential Administration. Lately, that agency has become seriously fond of all kinds of political provocations. This was one of them. We had been told before that the "Debates" project was like a bone in their throat — we were inviting the wrong people, from their point of view. At first, they tried to lean on us directly and threatened club management with power cutoffs and the like. That happened before the debate featuring Belov. Then they switched to a more sophisticated tactic — sending in groups of provocateurs to disrupt the event, provoke fights, and intimidate the audience. First we saw a skinhead on Marcinkiewicz's payroll with his crew. On the 30th, a special group also showed up and, from the very first minutes of the debate, tried to provoke a fight — and in the end, they succeeded. http://www.apn.ru/publications/article18270.htm
