Lion Tolstoy in Russia declared an extremist

Employees of the Moscow Department of the Interior “Khamovniki” amounted to a protocol under the article on the discredit of the Russian armed forces on the participant in anti-war manifestation. The basis for this was the quotation of Lion Tolstoy. In the case file, it is indicated that Tolstoy promoted extremism, reports an independent human rights media project “OTD-Info”.

On the Poster of the participant spent on the eve of in Moscow, A.Kontitina shares were written: “Patriotism is a renunciation from human dignity, reason, conscience and slave subordination of themselves by those who are in power. Patriotism is slavery.” Quote taken from the book of Lion Tolstoy “Christianity and Patriotism”, written in 1893-1894.

In the case file, it is indicated that “Lion Nikolayevich Tolstoy, according to historical facts, is a historical figure representing the conditionally named” Revolution Mirror “.

“The well-known fact that the ruling regime is tightly criticized in works, especially for the justification of violence during the social explosion. Thus, the actions of a citizen Nikitin should be interpreted as a call for the overthrown of the current power, as well as the follow-up of the ideology of Tolstoy L. N. ” – noted in the protocol.