People in the comments got organized and decided to make a leaflet about Transneft for those who have never even seen the internet—the proverbial “grandmas who vote for Putin.” It’s a great idea and, in my view, a promising one. If you remember, a month ago I suggested launching something similar about Luzhkov and United Russia. At the time, it didn’t get off the ground because of me. A couple of people sent me leaflets, a couple more were ready to work on them and asked for advice, and one user started making a dedicated website. But I didn’t have time to deal with all of it, so the whole thing fizzled out. Maybe it’ll work now, with the help of this spontaneous group. Here’s a dedicated LiveJournal blog where these leaflets are being posted: http://listovka-raspil.livejournal.com/613.html Unfortunately, I can no longer find the actual comment thread where all this started. A couple of points I want to highlight: the issue comes down to the technical side. It needs to be easy to print from an editor everyone has access to (Word, PDF) onto an A4 sheet; there’s no need for universal content. The more good, varied leaflets, the better; no need to put too much emphasis on me—Kremlin crooks will start screeching even louder about “Navalny’s personal PR”; if we can get the mechanism working, that would be fantastic, because afterward it could be handed over to everyone—from environmental activists and campaigners against infill development to political parties. By mobilizing, say, 2,000 people who, without much effort, drop leaflets into the mailboxes in their building or entranceway, we can distribute 100,000 copies. And distribute them very effectively, at a cost of 0 rubles and 0 kopecks. This is a big deal. I say that as someone who has worked on election campaigns. Even if most of the leaflets get thrown out along with the advertising. Anyway, thanks to everyone helping in this area. Anyone who wants to can join in.

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