The Protests Are Prohibited by the Russian Government
These demonstrators used an easel and painting to make their thoughts heard because it is illegal to protest in Russia and can result in harsh penalties. This type of protest was so brilliant since any authority passing by would undoubtedly assume this bunch was just doing art. Furthermore, there were technically no regulations broken, even though the cops realised what was going on very soon. These citizens should not have to stoop to this, but they have discovered a brilliant workaround!

They were astute about it since they were able to maintain their positions. They managed to brew sweet lemonade with the sour oranges that Russia handed them.
