On foot from Siberia to Moscow to expel the "devil," incarnated—in his words—in President Vladimir Putin. This is the undertaking of warrior-shaman Alexander Gabyshev, who set out on foot last March from the Sakha Republic in Siberia and headed to Moscow to complete his mission. Several Russian media outlets report the journey, while social media abounds with photos of the shaman, walking in the sun with a hat on his head, dragging a cart with his "luggage," which also includes a yurt, the traditional tent of nomads in Mongolia and Siberia. Along the way, he has been joined by a handful of followers: about twenty people, according to Radio Free Europe, including anarchists, poets, former journalists, and truck drivers. The shaman has given each a nickname: "Crow," "Santa Claus," "Angel," and "Dargo," to name a few. Gabyshev, 51, has traveled nearly two thousand kilometers since he began his march. He has given himself two years to reach the capital. He wants to advance slowly, crossing the country, speaking with people and meeting with local opposition activists, with the goal of inspiring a national democratic movement. With his "disciples," he walks 20 kilometers a day, stopping to sleep sometimes in tents, sometimes in hotels. The locals now recognize him, stopping to listen to his stories and tell him their own, and taking selfies. Videos of his sermons on YouTube are viewed by thousands, and his feat, initially viewed as a prank, has gained national attention. "Democracy must not contemplate fear," the shaman declared to a Siberian news site. "People are now afraid to speak out, they fear being fired, that their salaries will be cut in half." "Our state power is infinite and demonic," he denounced. Gabyshev left the city of Yakutsk six months ago with 3 rubles (just over 40 euros) in his pocket, leaving his job as a janitor and welder. As his fame grew, people began offering him money, food, and water, the Moscow Times reports. The shaman is one of the three traditional figures in Siberian indigenous culture, along with the blacksmith and the warrior; he is believed to be the interpreter of the earth's spirits. This figure disappeared during the Soviet era due to the communist regime's anti-religious repression, but has been re-emerging as a cultural phenomenon in recent years. "I will arrive in Moscow with an entire army," Gabyshev warned. "Even if Putin doesn't leave, at least people will demonstrate together."
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