My wife stunned me this morning by saying a phrase that usually comes from me: "I’m going to a protest rally today." She just sent me a photo:
Mothers in Maryino organized a rally against the closure of the district’s children’s clinic. I don’t know the details, but it sounds insane. Moscow’s budget is second only to New York City’s, so why shut down a clinic in “New” Maryino? Not enough money left after all the sidewalk tiling? As it is, you have to book children’s appointments a week in advance just to get seen. These are exactly the kind of protesters the authorities should be afraid of. Women like this could set City Hall on fire without much hesitation. In short, put Sobyanin’s gang on trial.