02 July 2018, 11:18
Rostov resident come out to Red Square to protest naked
In protest against the increase in retirement age, Vyacheslav Shumsky, a Rostov activist stripped in the centre of Moscow and covered his body with the poster reading: "Robbed to underpants".
The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on June 28, activists of the Democratic Coalition also held a flash mob against the pension reform: they entered the streets of Rostov-on-Don without clothes and covered themselves with the posters reading: "Robbed to underpants".
According to the pension reform bill, in Russia, it is proposed to raise the retirement age for men from 60 to 65 years, and for women – from 55 to 63 years.
On July 1, a similar single action was held in Red Square. According to Rostov activist Vyacheslav Shumsky, by his protest action, he tried to draw public attention to the forthcoming pension reform. Meanwhile, Vyacheslav Shumsky noted that the police did not notice him, the "Ekho Moskvy" reports.
On his Facebook page, Vyacheslav Shumsky published a photo of his protest with hashtags #Against_increase_in_retirement_age" and #My_message_ to_the_government".
Let us remind you that on July 1, the protest actions against the increase in retirement age took place in different forms in many cities of Russia, including Krasnodar, Stavropol, and Volgograd.
This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on July 1, 2018 at 10:18 pm MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.
