Miniature Resistance: Russia's Anti-War Figurines
A miniaturized anti-war movement in Russia is gathering momentum on social media.
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A figure placed next to one of St. Petersburg's canals reminds passersby, "There’s a war. Russia is bombing Ukraine. Why are we fighting?"
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With the Kremlin doling out life-changing prison sentences to anti-war protesters, the owner of the malenkiy_piket Instagram account told RFE/RL, “I was too afraid to do something big, so I decided to do something small, but every day.”
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The protest account has amassed nearly 10,000 followers for its often poignant anti-war messages.
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This placard, which would have faced commuters at a lonely Russian railway station, says: “Together we could stop this, but you only think of yourself.”
