‘A year of diZgrace’ Antiwar protests and makeshift memorials spring up across Russia, commemorating a year of shame and sorrow over the Ukraine invasion
On February 24, the anniversary of the full-scale war in Ukraine ordered by Vladimir Putin, people across Russia are expressing grief, shame, and remorse, along with their indignation with an invasion launched in their name. As the Kremlin tries hard to suppress all demonstrations of public disapproval and protest against the war, photos from different Russian cities, published by the local media, reveal what many Russians cannot keep to themselves, in spite of the censorship and the brutal police practices.
Tomsk
Tomsk police await potential protesters
TV2, Tomsk
Novosibirsk
Stuffed toys and blue-and-yellow bouquets by the Taras Shevchenko monument in Novosibirsk
Sibir.Realii
Murmansk
A makeshift memorial to the victims of Russia’s aggression in Ukraine
Avtozak LIVE
Khanty-Mansiysk
Another makeshift memorial
Solidarnost
Rostov-on-Don
Activists express support for Ukraine and sorrow for war victims
Feminist Antiwar Resistance
Perm
Locals commemorate a year of the invasion by the memorial to the victims of political repressions and near another Perm monument
Perm 36.6
‘A year of diZgrace,’ a banner using the letter ‘Z’ as a symbol of the invasion
Solidarnost
Irkutsk
A woman demands the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine
Avtozak LIVE
Vologda
A makeshift memorial in Vologda
Astra
Vladivostok
A protester with an antiwar placard was detained by the police
OVD Info
Ivanovo
“Enough of this ‘bloodshed for peace’!” reads a banner in Ivanovo
Ivanovo’s Free People
Barnaul
Four young people were arrested by the police in Barnaul for protesting the war
OVD Info
Kazan
A makeshift memorial by the monument to the victims of political repressions
Avtozak LIVE
St. Petersburg
A St. Petersburg resident was arrested for laying flowers by the Taras Shevchenko monument
Bumaga
Moscow
Flowers by the monument to the Ukrainian writer Lesya Ukrainka
Atra
Three young women were arrested by the police for expressing their antiwar position
SOTA