Aleksandr Donskoy was the mayor of Arkhangelsk (Picture: YouTube/Igor Lotsman)

A former Russian mayor has been filmed doing doughnuts in a Ferrari in the middle of a shopping mall.

CCTV footage apparently shows Aleksandr Donskoy, former mayor of Arkhangelsk, barrelling down the aisles of the Moscow shopping centre.

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The bright red sports car sped through the Vesna mall in downtown Moscow, before driving in circles in the middle of the atrium.

Fortunately, there weren’t any members of the public around, because the stunt was carried out in the early hours of Monday morning.


Security officers, who are seen jumping out of the way of the Ferrari in his latest stunt, said it took them 15 minutes to stop the supercar in its tracks.

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He said it was a joke (Picture: YouTube/Igor Lotsman)

Donskoy told Russian site 360 that the whole thing was a ‘performance’ in the style of artist Marina Abramovich.



‘I like to joke,’ he said. ‘This is such a funny performance, a way of attracting attention. But, unfortunately, not everyone took it as a joke. On the whole I think this is such a funny stunt.

‘I chose a safe place and the best route for this performance. Everything was thought out, there was no risk of causing any damage.’

He sped down the aisles (Picture: YouTube/Igor Lotsman)

Donskoy was one of the country’s youngest mayors when he held the mayorship of Arkhangelsk, a large town in northern Russia.

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In 2006 he announced his intention to stand against Putin in the 2008 presidential election, but was arrested in 2007 and accused of economic crimes and abuse of office.

He was released the following year after being sentenced to three years on probation.

Having retired from politics, he now focuses mainly on producing stunt and review videos for his YouTube channel.