A crowded event unfolded at a meeting held for students of Tyumen school No. 95 and Ekaterina Mizulina, who leads the Safe Internet League and serves in the Russian Public Chamber. Local news portals, including URA.RU, reported the disruption and crowding as the keynote guest faced a packed room beyond capacity.
Officials confirmed the venue could not seat all the attendees, with the guest list swelling beyond five hundred people. In moments of tension, a cluster formed near the entrance. Those unable to navigate the crowded space found themselves shut out as the environment became overwhelming for many visitors.
At one point, several students attempted to enter, hoping for a chance to meet Mizulina or capture a moment for themselves. However, access restrictions remained in place, and police personnel were stationed at the site to maintain order. The reaction among students was mixed; some voiced their concerns to teachers and administrators, while others chose to linger outside the building, waiting for the event to conclude.
Earlier reports describe Mizulina engaging in a controversial exchange in Kazan with a student about censorship and denunciations. During what was described as an informal discussion, the student was accused of suggesting that hundreds of thousands of Russians had left the country because the old practice of denunciation from earlier eras had resurfaced. Mizulina countered by suggesting the student consult a dictionary to verify the exact meaning of the term snitch, emphasizing the need to avoid conflating the labels with any specific job. In early February, the head of the LBI compelled a student who challenged him in Yekaterinburg to issue a public apology. The sequence of events highlighted ongoing tensions around censorship, free speech, and public accountability in university settings.
Previous remarks attributed to Mizulina include playful references to memes about her own image, suggesting a public persona that thrives on notoriety as much as on policy debate. The overall incident in Tyumen adds to a wider discourse about how school events handle high-profile figures and how student voices are managed when opinions diverge from those in authority. The episodes raise questions about crowd safety, inclusive access to public events, and the responsibility of organizers to anticipate reality when guest lists expand beyond space constraints. The involved institutions have indicated they will review procedures to improve crowd control and ensure safer, more orderly experiences for all attendees [Citation: URA.RU].