Communist Rally

I was walking past the Bolshoi ballet theatre, and came across a big group of people. They were holding a rally for the Communist Party of the Russian Federation.
The leaders were proclaiming that Russia was great and the current government was making a mess of it.
People were waving flags with hammers and sickles.
At the back people were selling little flags, pens and badges. I mean, it's a perfect sales opportunity, right?

It was all very calm and pretty relaxed. I got some suspicious looks when I pulled out my camera though, and I decided against asking a guard to pose in front of the stage for me.