On December 28, 2023, Konstantin Pridybaylo, the Russian state-controlled international news television network “Russia Today” employee, published a photo on his Telegram channel “Pridybaylo_k”. He claimed that the photograph was taken in the 90s at “a naked party” at the headquarters of the Belarusian Popular Front.
The photo shows one naked teenager sitting on top of another nearly naked teenager lying on the floor. The others are watching what is going on. A poster with the inscription “BPF Party” and Belarus's historical coat of arms Pagonia is on the window.
“The youth wing of the party was headed by the current advisor (de facto boss) of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Franak Vyachorka,” Pridybaylo added under the photo.
In fact, the picture was taken ten years ago and not in Belarus. It depicts the creative youth of Russia. The original photo can be easily found on the Internet. There is no any poster with the “BPF Party” inscription on the original photo. It was added in a graphic editor.
The photo was taken at the free concert and exhibition venue “Ruskomplekt”, which existed in St. Petersburg from 2009 to 2013.
It was established by artist and musician Evgeny Poznyakov, who transformed the abandoned place into a territory “where it was possible to realize whatever came to mind.” There were exhibitions, performances, and concerts here from time to time.
