SocietyMoscow’s alternative teens draw targeted police patrols to their downtown hangout

Kitay-Gorod in central Moscow has become a weekend gathering place for teenagers from alternative subcultures. Local businesses say drunkenness, shouting and fights have driven customers away. Police and the Russian National Guard have stepped up patrols, targeting teens based on their appearance and sometimes detaining them roughly without explanation.

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