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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.
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At Sunday's parliamentary polls, Russia's communists drew students, intellectuals, even some businessmen, in forging an opposition to Vladimir Putin's wounded United Russia party. (REUTERS/Anton Golubey)
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Russian Communist Party supporters hold flags with the color and emblem of the Communist Party during a protest against the election results. (AP/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
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Russian police detain a participant during an protest in Moscow. (REUTERS/Anton Golubev)
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December 6: Pro-Kremlin youth activists take part in a demonstration, as a response to recent opposition rallies, in central Moscow. (REUTERS/Mikhail Voskresnsky)