Law enforcement has cordoned off the location of the "Bakshyevskaya Maslenitsa" in the Moscow region, as the Istra administration did not approve the event, leading organizers to cancel its implementation.

Law enforcement has cordoned off the location of the "Bakshyevskaya Maslenitsa" in the Moscow region, as the Istra administration did not approve the event, leading organizers to cancel its implementation.

@varlamov_news 22 Feb 2026, 12:52

In Istra, the 'Bakhshevskaya Maslenitsa' has been canceled for the first time in 40 years following complaints from Orthodox activists and the local administration's refusal to approve the event.

@meduzalive 22 Feb 2026, 11:58

In Istra, OMON and activists from the "Forty Forties" movement cordoned off the site where the "Bakhshevskaya Maslenitsa" was to take place due to lack of police approval and concerns about fires and drone attacks.

@ostorozhno_novosti 22 Feb 2026, 10:27