The Moscow authorities have identified two test sites designed to accommodate analogues of London's Hyde Park. In these places, anyone can freely express their personal opinion or take part in discussions on political topics.
For the arrangement of such sites, parks were chosen to them. Gorky and Sokolniki. The territories will be able to accommodate about two thousand people, they will not occupy the entire area of the parks.
As the authorities promise, Moscow's guide platforms will start working by the end of 2012. In September, the mayor of the capital will get acquainted with architectural projects and proposals for the regulation of the functioning of these parks.
Capital officials have been talking about the creation of analogues of London's Hyde Park for several years now. One of the first to make such a proposal was former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev after his visit to London in 2009.
In 2012, Vladimir Putin approved the idea of organizing the speaker's corners, after which a working group was created to develop and implement this project. According to experts, there will not be enough two sites in Moscow, at least there should be about fifty. This is due to the increased activity of the townspeople and the mass registration of various parties. Nevertheless, the Moscow authorities have so far decided to limit themselves to two objects. If the experiment is successful, the number of sites will be increased.
The need to create public speaking platforms is controversial in society. Oppositionists have already suggested that the authorities simply want to remove those who disagree with the actions of the current leadership of the country away from human eyes, giving them the opportunity to hold a meeting where few will see them. On the other hand, officials insist that the rallies should be held where they will not interfere with the townspeople. In addition, one of the advantages of creating analogues of Hyde Park is the absence of the need to obtain permission to hold a rally at this place.
It is not known how many oratory sites will eventually be created in the capital, but the opposition has already warned the capital's officials that no one will be able to drive it into the "ghetto". And if they expect that they will no longer hear the cries of the protesters under the windows of their offices, then they are deeply mistaken.
