Smolensk was the seventeenth city on Alexei Navalny’s 2017 autumn campaign tour. The event took place in the city center, and during the rally Georgy Grets—the rector of the local physical education institute and a subject of Navalny’s investigation into violations in government procurement—tried to force his way onto the stage. The tour was part of Navalny’s presidential campaign: after opening regional campaign offices, he began holding large meetings with voters across Russia.
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