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“Breakthrough” action

A “breakthrough” action is a short-term (instantaneous) theatrical political action, aimed at attracting public and media attention to a socially significant problem, which consists of the appearance at a certain time in a certain place of a certain number of political activists, producing pre-agreed actions with political overtones.

Usually, a “breakthrough” action is unsanctioned, and it is this factor that gives it a character of immediacy and spontaneity. Besides, quite often opposition organizations use technologies of “breakthrough” actions in connection with the necessity of an operative reaction to a certain political event, but there is not enough time to submit a notification to the authorities in accordance with the current legislation.

It is possible to form the following general model of an organized “breakthrough” protest:

1. Generation of the idea of the action.
2. Determination of the action plan, preparation and instruction of the participants.
3. Informing the press (announcement without specifying the essence and details of the event).
4. Appearance at a certain time and place of a certain number of political activists, producing pre-agreed actions.
5. After media representatives have recorded the “picture”, the activists scatter along a predetermined route in such a way that they are not detained by the police.
6. At the place where the “breakthrough” action is taking place, a representative of the organization holding the action appears as a “speaker” (a person authorized to communicate with the press) and gives the media representatives the necessary comments and answers questions.