Minsk city executive committee afraid of pillow fight

The Minsk city executive committee denied registered organization “Historyka” holding an action on occasion of the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Grunwald.

The city authorities answer as usual: “Whereas the application by “Historyka” for holding a mass event doesn’t comply with requirements of part 5 of article 5 of the Law on Mass Events, the Minsk city executive committee does not permit organizing the event at the square near the National Library.”

Despite the ban, the youth is not going to refuse celebrating the victory of the troops of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania over the Teutonic Knights.

The first Pillow Fight organized on ccasion of the 599th anniversary of the Battle of Grunwald was carried out in Minsk on July 15, 2009, without permission of the local authorities. The second pillow fight, an authorized one, was held two months later, on September 8, 2009 to mark the 495th anniversary of the Battle of Orsha. The second fight attracted about 400 people.