Thousands of people gathered in downtown Moscow for the so-called 'March of Millions' on Sunday to protest the May 7 inauguration of Vladimir Putin.
Thousands of people gathered in downtown Moscow for the so-called 'March of Millions' on Sunday to protest the May 7 inauguration of Vladimir Putin.
Police said there were 8,000 people at the so-called March of Millions rally.
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March organizer Sergei Udaltsov, leader of the Left Front movement, said in a Twitter post that there were “no less than 100,000” at the rally
Other opposition figures, including former world chess champion Garry Kasparov (right), estimated some 20,000 protesters.
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Udaltsov (in the photo) said police in several Russia regions had detained activists attempting to travel to the demonstration.
Opposition figures Boris Nemtsov...
...and Alexei Navalny are also taking part in the rally.
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Protesters, as at previous marches, represented a wide range of political views and organizations, from communists to anarchists, from liberal reformers to nationalists.
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Some 3,000 people have also pledged on social network sites to hold an illegal march toward the Kremlin later this evening.
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Udaltsov accused police of attempting to disrupt the rally by refusing to allow equipment for the stage to be brought onto the square.
Moscow police before the opposition rally.
