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Moscow Protest, December 24, 2011
Tens of thousands of Russians rally on a Moscow street and in other Russian cities to protest alleged fraud in a December 4 parliamentary election won by the ruling party of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
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A protester carries a sign depicting Mr. Putin as Condom Vladimirovich, December 24, 2011. (VOA - Y. Weeks)
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A protester holds a sign that reads, "My motherland was devoured by AIDS." In a recent televised Q & A Prime Minister Vladmir Putin joked that the protesters white ribbons looked like condoms. Protesters in turn said the condom were a means of protection
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A protester's sign addressed to Putin reads, "This white ribbon is your finish line Vova," December 24, 2011. (VOA - Y. Weeks)
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A protest sign reads, "Vladimi Vladimirovich Putin has to live long enough to be tried by a tribunal," December 24, 2011. (VOA - Y. Weeks)