7 December Fellow fans and friends of Egor Sviridov blocked
Leningradsky Avenue in an act of protest. According to the protesters, the cause of their outrage was the release of the detained killers of Egor Sviridov. They were headed in the direction of Golovinsk Prosecutor (Головинская Прокуратура) building, to investigate why the crime was being ignored. After not getting a desired response they blocked the avenue. It would later be said that only Aslan Cherkesov remained under arrest as the prime suspect of the murder (105 УК РФ). Others were not charged, and released even though they took part in the fighting, and the surviving victims were treated in the hospital. Almost 2 days later, a criminal case was opened (116 УК РФ).
OMON forces were deployed to contain the situation. No confrontations were reported between the protesters and the
militsiya. After negotiations with the
OMON, the protesters cleared the avenue. According to General-Mayor of the
militsiya Vyacheslav Haustov (Вячеслав Хаустов) - Over 1000 people, members of various football clubs, participated in an unsanctioned demonstration. In the vicinity of "Aeroport" metro station negotiations took place between the fans and state forces.
Militsiya did not detain anyone. Later, sources indicate that 20 protesters were detained, on charges of firing traumatic weapons and participating in an unsanctioned demonstration. They were released later that night. On 12 December, in the area of the "Kolomenskaya metro station", five teenagers attacked a citizen of Kyrgyzstan, beat him and stabbed him, as a result of which he died. According to the investigation, the young people wanted to "avenge" the murder of Sviridov.
11 December ;In
Moscow Early in the day almost 10,000 people came to the
Vodny Stadion (Moscow Metro) station and from there proceeded to Kronshtadt Boulevard, where Egor Sviridov was killed, to lay down flowers and light candles. Around 15:00 the crowd started gathering at the
Manezhnaya Square, including members of several
nationalistic organizations, soon becoming over 5.5 thousand strong. Sources indicate that as many as 50,000 people could have gathered. As
OMON forces tried to control the situation, some protesters tried to breach the cordon on their way to
Biblioteka Imeni Lenina, resulting in fights between the parties. The angry crowd on the way attacked passers-by of non-Slavic ethnicity. As
OMON forces started dispersing the crowd, hostilities escalated, and both sides sustained casualties. A total of some 65 people were arrested, and 29 hospitalized. Three members of a
National Bolshevik group, the
Other Russia party (formerly linked to
Putin through
Dugin), were
imprisoned for organizing the riot. Human rights groups have expressed concern that this is a case of selective prosecution. ;In
Saint Petersburg A similar event took place in St Petersburg. People started gathering on Pioneer Square (Пионерская площадь) and heading in the direction of Pushkinskaya Metro station (Пушкинская). Numbering close to 1000, the protesters were stopped by the
OMON forces. 60 people were arrested. ;In
Voronezh At 19:00 about 350 people gathered by
Tsentralnyi Profsoyuz Stadion (Центральный стадион профсоюзов), the city's central arena, to mourn the death of Egor Sviridov. The crowd was approached by Alexander Panyukov (), the healthy living and sport manager for the Voronezh region. To his question about the purpose of the gathering, the people expressed their intention to proceed to Lenin Square. At that time, Sergey Pashnev (), a colonel in the
militsiya, joined the conversation and together with Alexander Panyukov had suggested that the procession head to Victory Square instead. The demonstration was conducted in a peaceful manner and was over by 20:00. Present
militsiya forces were not involved. ;In
Kaliningrad 80 young people gathered at the Russian Mother monument to lay flowers and light candles in memory of Egor Sviridov. The crowd was shouting ''"We won't forget, We won't forgive"'' (). The presence of police forces was heavy. No confrontations were reported. ;In
Kirov Several dozen people arranged a protest in Kirov. ;In
Samara Hundreds of people gathered to pay tribute to memory of Egor Sviridov. With posters and lit flares they marched through the city. Intervention from
militsiya forces was not required. ==Sociopolitical issues==