The entrepreneur from Gorbunkov's speech in the Winter Palace on the afternoon of May 17. In the footage, the man sat on the throne and placed his feet on the footrest, having taken off one sneaker. According to witnesses, he was talking about bribes, loans, and bankruptcy. He then addressed the president.
“I am not used to losing and giving up on my plans, no matter how pompous it may sound, to make the world a better place. I do not need leniency; I need the law to be enforced and the guilty to be punished,” proclaimed the entrepreneur from the throne.
45-year-old Alexander was quickly detained, despite threats of using cold weapons. The blade, by the way, turned out to be a samurai knife — a tanto that he had hidden in his shoe. The violator is currently in the 78th police department. There has been no official announcement regarding the initiation of a criminal case yet.
"No visitors or museum staff were harmed. A preliminary visual inspection of the throne chair and the bench next to it was conducted. Museum specialists will study the condition of the exhibits in more detail," the Hermitage reported.
Recall that Alexander entered the Grand Throne Room of the Hermitage on May 17, climbed over the barrier, and sat on the throne. From there, he began to loudly address those present, reading from a piece of paper. When a museum security officer tried to remove the visitor, he grabbed the knife.
