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    There have been reports of new clashes in Moscow between protesters and the police.There have been protests before in December last year and in March,however I doubt that will change the fact that Putin will be sworn as president once again.

    Moscow clashes at anti-Putin protests


    Left-wing activist Sergei Udaltsov has reportedly been arrested


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    Protesters against Russian President-elect Vladimir Putin have clashed with police in the capital Moscow, ahead of Mr Putin's inauguration on Monday for a third term.

    The protest was peaceful until a small group of demonstrators tried to break through the lines of riot police.

    Reports say opposition activists Alexei Navalny, Sergei Udaltsov and Boris Nemtsov have all been detained.

    A rival demonstration in support of Mr Putin has also been taking place.

    Organisers said about 20,000 people took part in the opposition march - to an island close to the Kremlin - although police put the figure at about 8,000.

    Police have been blocking the protesters from crossing a bridge over the Moscow River.

    Clashes broke out when more people crowded towards the bridge and riot police wielding batons pushed demonstrators back towards the rally site, witnesses said.

    The BBC's Steve Rosenberg, who is at the opposition march, says protesters launched a sit-in by the police lines.

    They were refusing to leave unless Mr Putin's inauguration was cancelled. They were also demanding an hour of TV airtime and new elections, our correspondent says.

    Dozens of protesters are said to have been arrested.

    TV images then showed police storming the stage of the rally where left-wing activist Mr Udaltsov had been addressing protesters, and taking him to a waiting vehicle.

    Before he was seized, Mr Udaltsov had called for the inauguration to be cancelled and said through a loud-hailer: "We will not leave."

    The crowd chanted back: "We are the power."

    Russia's Interfax news agency later reported that Mr Navalny - an anti-corruption blogger and nationalist - had been arrested and Dozhd TV tweeted that liberal politician Mr Nemtsov had also been detained at the rally.


    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17975862
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    Default Re: Moscow clashes at anti-Putin protests

    So ok there are protests. And you have a point to posting this other than showing us there are protests in Moscow?

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    Sorry I dont trust the BBC, he can you link me a credible news site reporting on this? Like RT?

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    Quote Originally Posted by YuriVII View Post
    So ok there are protests. And you have a point to posting this other than showing us there are protests in Moscow?
    There have been protests held against Putin in December and March, now this


    Quote Originally Posted by Fluttershy View Post
    Sorry I dont trust the BBC, he can you link me a credible news site reporting on this? Like RT?
    RT:

    http://rt.com/news/russia-rallies-march-millions-678/

    France24:

    http://www.france24.com/en/20120506-...ussia-politics]

    Al Jazeera:

    http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe...152749174.html

    Reuters:

    http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/...8440CK20120506

    Associated Press:

    http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...05-06-15-26-13

    Daily Telegraph:

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...cow-rally.html

    Washington Post:

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/...35T_story.html

    The Guardian:

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012...turn-president
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    Oh Russia.
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    Good for Russians. ACAB!
    Lets hope next time they'll march into Kremlin and bring back the Red Flag and remove the Vlasovite one.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Broseph Stalin View Post
    Good for Russians. ACAB!
    Lets hope next time they'll march into Kremlin and bring back the Red Flag and remove the Vlasovite one.
    Surely they should go to the Winter Palace in St Petersburg though if they wish to re-enact the October Revolution
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    Quote Originally Posted by YuriVII View Post
    So ok there are protests. And you have a point to posting this other than showing us there are protests in Moscow?
    From his own OP "however I doubt that will change the fact that Putin will be sworn as president once again."

    I don't think he's asserting a Russian Spring.
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    Default Re: Moscow clashes at anti-Putin protests

    It just shows that people are unhappy with him, but in the context of previous protests over the past 5 months it does suggest that opposition has grown but it still won't be enough to stop Putin from being sworn in as President
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    Oh no I was just wondering what to discuss about it Babur....that's kind of the point of this forum.

    Well seems like Russians have right to protest. Good for us, couldn't say that 25 years ago. I agree these protests did infact occur. Now someone needs to have balls and charisma enough to actually make a legitimate opposition party. Were a large country 140 million people. Surely there is somebody that can galvanize a chunk of the masses into an opposition party.

    BTW Volkh (still call you by your old name) That is not the Vlassovite flag that is the Peter the Great flag. To insinuate that the Peter the Great tricolor is a treasonous flag is ....whats the word I am looking for? How about ridiculous?
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    Looks like Soros is opening up the checkbook for the Russian commies with the Middle East is in ruins and his puppets in Ukraine overthrown.
    It just shows that people are unhappy with him
    Majority don't support these clowns protesting even if they are unhappy with Putin. There are large counter-protests as well.
    @Yuri, Vlasov was a hero anyway, and showed true courage and genius in operation typhoon; i hope that he will be rehabilitated in the near future.
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    Quote Originally Posted by YuriVII View Post
    Oh no I was just wondering what to discuss about it Babur....that's kind of the point of this forum.
    protests against Putin?

    Quote Originally Posted by Kitsunegari View Post
    Looks like Soros is opening up the checkbook for the Russian commies with the Middle East is in ruins and his puppets in Ukraine overthrown.

    Majority don't support these clowns protesting even if they are unhappy with Putin. There are large counter-protests as well.

    George Soros is unwelcome in Russia I hear
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    George Soros isn't welcome in many places. Hahahahahaha. UK should be pissed at that guy. He swindled the Pound pretty good.

    @Babur
    Yeah I was wondering if there was anything specific to address because there is alot to be said about protesters in Russia and people's ideas about how things are to be run. What do these protests say about freedom of speech in Russia?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Babur View Post
    It just shows that people are unhappy with him, but in the context of previous protests over the past 5 months it does suggest that opposition has grown but it still won't be enough to stop Putin from being sworn in as President
    Organizers said 20,000 protestors attended, police say 8,000. Let's give the protestors the benefit of the doubt and go with 15,000. Moscow has a population of ~11.7 million. 15k/11.7 million = ~0.13%.

    Let's put this into perspective: Recently, Montreal had ~200,000 protestors take to the streets. Montreal has a population ~1.6 million. 200,000k/1.6 million = ~13%. And these protestors were mainly just students protesting tuition increases.

    But you haven't seen the Montreal protests splattered all over BBC's front page, now have you? No, because "OMG everybody hates Putin! Whatever shall we do!? Democracy is in danger! Quick, jump on the anti-Putin bandwagon because it feels good!"
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    Quote Originally Posted by Broseph Stalin View Post
    Good for Russians. ACAB!
    Lets hope next time they'll march into Kremlin and bring back the Red Flag and remove the Vlasovite one.
    If they were Syrian or Lybian you'd be telling us why they should be shot.

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    Quote Originally Posted by YukonTrooper View Post
    But you haven't seen the Montreal protests splattered all over BBC's front page, now have you? No, because "OMG everybody hates Putin! Whatever shall we do!? Democracy is in danger! Quick, jump on the anti-Putin bandwagon because it feels good!"
    Well how recent were the Montreal protests? Most recent i can find is April 26.
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    Quote Originally Posted by s.rwitt View Post
    If they were Syrian or Lybian you'd be telling us why they should be shot.
    If they were American or British you'd be telling us why they should be shot.

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    Putin has been sworn in as President:

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17979914
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    Default Re: Moscow clashes at anti-Putin protests

    So what now that Putin's back in power?


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    Quote Originally Posted by Grouchio View Post
    So what now that Putin's back in power?
    He'll be in power until 2020
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