Organizers of the opposition rally on Moscow’s Bolotnaya Square said some 40,000 people gathered to protest against alleged election fraud.
© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Astapkovich / Go to the mediabankOrganizers of the opposition rally on Moscow’s Bolotnaya Square said some 40,000 people gathered to protest against alleged election fraud.
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Organizers of the opposition rally on Moscow’s Bolotnaya Square said some 40,000 people gathered to protest against alleged election fraud.
© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Astapkovich / Go to the mediabankPolice warned that the Luzhkov Bridge near Bolotnaya Square could collapse under the weight of the 1,000 people standing on it.
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Police warned that the Luzhkov Bridge near Bolotnaya Square could collapse under the weight of the 1,000 people standing on it.
© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Astapkovich / Go to the mediabankRally against alleged election fraud at Moscow’s Bolotnaya Square.
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Rally against alleged election fraud at Moscow’s Bolotnaya Square.
© RIA Novosti . Andrey Stenin / Go to the mediabankRally against alleged election fraud at Moscow’s Bolotnaya Square.
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Rally against alleged election fraud at Moscow’s Bolotnaya Square.
© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Astapkovich / Go to the mediabankRally against alleged election fraud at Moscow’s Bolotnaya Square.
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Rally against alleged election fraud at Moscow’s Bolotnaya Square.
© RIA Novosti . Ilya Pitalev / Go to the mediabankRally against alleged election fraud at Moscow’s Bolotnaya Square.
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Rally against alleged election fraud at Moscow’s Bolotnaya Square.
© RIA Novosti . Vadim ZhernovProtesters in St. Petersburg gathered for an unsanctioned rally at Vosstaniya Square in the city’s center.
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Protesters in St. Petersburg gathered for an unsanctioned rally at Vosstaniya Square in the city’s center.
© RIA Novosti . Vadim ZhernovPolice stopped a number of protesters from blocking traffic on Nevsky Prospekt, the city’s central avenue.
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Police stopped a number of protesters from blocking traffic on Nevsky Prospekt, the city’s central avenue.
© RIA Novosti . Vadim ZhernovA sanctioned rally was held on Pionerskaya Square.
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A sanctioned rally was held on Pionerskaya Square.
© RIA Novosti . Vadim ZhernovRally against alleged election fraud on Pionerskaya Square.
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Rally against alleged election fraud on Pionerskaya Square.