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"One young man encountered unfamiliar mythology and traditions. He couldn't control his emotions and wrote a post on VK claiming the "Karelian Mythology" exhibition was Satanism (???). He called for sympathizers to take action—he indicated where and to whom to write to get the exhibition shut down. And people started doing so: they wrote not only to VK but also to various organizations."- wrote on the project's VKontakte page Runoladedicated to Karelian ethnography, its curator, research fellow Kizhi Museum-Reserve and the National Museum of Karelia Tatyana Berdasheva.

All started with a comment a certain Sergei Legky:

"Dear Frunzensky District Library Directorate, what are you doing?! You're displaying devils in a positive light! It's clear as day that you're violating the article 'On the Protection of Children from Information Harmful to Their Health and Development'! I ask you to show some common sense and remove this exhibition! You have an open, public space where children go!"

Like-minded people were not long in coming:

"Cease your ideological propaganda of abominations that lead to the corruption and mortification of human souls! In the name of Our Lord Jesus Christ, remove this shameless exhibition."

"THINK!!! UNWIND YOUR SOULS! This is a temptation for the youth and spiritual garbage! Is there really no desire to celebrate worthy holidays based on Russian tradition?"

The activists did not limit themselves to harassment on social networks and complainedto the governor's "demonic exhibition" St. Petersburg to Alexander Beglov.

Adequate citizens, however, did not remain in debt:

"When it comes to vacationing in Karelia and eating kalitki, that's fine, but when it comes to learning about Karelian mythology—OH MY GOD, WHAT A HORRIBLE. Honestly, there are no words, it's just pure darkness." — more and more comments like these are appearing on the Runola project page.

Photo: Frunzensky District Libraries