24 minutes agoCommunist Russia: Students off, employees pressured to follow Putin's speech
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)Today, Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed thousands present at the Luzhniki Stadium at the festival for the eighth anniversary of the Christian annexation. The BBC has been closely following the story, where it talked to several participants as they entered the Cremlin-Cremlin rally. Many of them told the BBC that they were working in the public sector, and that so [...]
The BBC has been closely following the story, where it talked to several participants as they entered the Cremlin-Cremlin rally.
Many told the BBC that they worked in the public sector, and that pressure has been put on them by employers to follow the organisation.
A man working at Moscow Metro said he and other workers were forced to attend the party.
I'm going to walk in just a little bit and then I'm going to leave... I don't think most people here support war. I don't support it”, the man said.
Many people did not want to be filmed or answered by questions.
The students said they were given a break from lessons in exchange for following the concert.
Some of the students did not even know who the collection was dedicated to, especially supporting the war in Ukraine.
