Over a hundred thousand people gathered at two major rallies in downtown Moscow on Saturday. The opposition rally took place on Bolotnaya Square, while... 04.02.2012, Sputnik International
Over a hundred thousand people gathered at two major rallies in downtown Moscow on Saturday. The opposition rally took place on Bolotnaya Square, while Vladimir Putin's supporters met by the Poklonnaya Gora memorial.
Over a hundred thousand people gathered at two major rallies in downtown Moscow on Saturday. The opposition rally took place on Bolotnaya Square, while Vladimir Putin's supporters met by the Poklonnaya Gora memorial.
The opposition rally in Moscow gathered 23,000 participants, while a pro-government event elsewhere in the city was attended by 150,000, city police said.
The rally was concluded with a song from Russian rock star Yury Shevchuk (in the photo), whose acoustic performance was accompanied by a host of white balloons which were let loose by participants of the rally, who chanted along with the singer.
Hundreds of tri-color Russian flags fluttered above the huge crowd and many participants carried posters, saying "Muscovites for Putin!", "No to Orangists!" and "Russia forever!"
Both demonstrations have been authorized by City Hall. Moscow police say they deployed 9,000 officers to maintain order at the rallies.
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