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Moscow Election Protests Draw Thousands
Thousands of people protested in Moscow and St. Petersburg this week, against what they said was a fraudulent parliamentary election, shouting "Revolution!" and calling for an end to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's rule.
![December 7: Riot police detain a protester during a rally in downtown St. Petersburg. (AP/Dmitry Lovetsky)](https://gdb.voanews.com/cf07dc0f-4624-4e0d-a094-a9f1c8f558be_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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December 7: Riot police detain a protester during a rally in downtown St. Petersburg. (AP/Dmitry Lovetsky)
![A protester seen during a rally in downtown St. Petersburg. The sign reads: " My vote was stolen at the election". (AP/Dmitry Lovetsky)](https://gdb.voanews.com/769ac912-5fe2-49b1-8751-784613c9c603_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A protester seen during a rally in downtown St. Petersburg. The sign reads: " My vote was stolen at the election". (AP/Dmitry Lovetsky)
![Russian opposition members listen during a rally in Moscow, Russia. Several thousand people have protested against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his party, which won the largest share of a parliamentary election that observers said was rigged. (AP/Iva](https://gdb.voanews.com/597d0356-f56b-4da4-b6db-9935d916d824_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Russian opposition members listen during a rally in Moscow, Russia. Several thousand people have protested against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his party, which won the largest share of a parliamentary election that observers said was rigged. (AP/Iva
![Red lights of police cars are reflected on the wet asphalt where police officers block the road after a political rally in downtown Moscow. (AP/Alexander Zemlianichenko)](https://gdb.voanews.com/ad16f4d7-3265-4ef2-9b38-c1c2c4d24064_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Red lights of police cars are reflected on the wet asphalt where police officers block the road after a political rally in downtown Moscow. (AP/Alexander Zemlianichenko)