The sheer numbers they attacked with were unfathomable.

What happens when there's that knock at the door? Moscow's hastily-organised referendums in occupied parts of Ukraine coming complete with house-to-house searches of ballot recipients. It takes the concept of get out the vote to a whole new level. We'll ask about turnout numbers that already beggar belief and what happens after Vladimir Putin's Friday address scheduled before a joint session of the Russian parliament.

Of course, some promgoers couldn’t get in to any parties.

I listened carefully, but the technical jargon went over my head.