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After Landslide Victory, Putin Faces Public Backlash
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin won a landslide victory in Russia's presidential elections Sunday. The morning after, he woke up to a new challenge: Russia's increasingly empowered urban middle class.
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A protester holds up a sign that reads, "Moscow doesn't believe in tears," a reference to a well-known Soviet film and a jab at Vladimir Putin who spoke to a large crowd of supporters on Sunday evening after polls closed, March 5, 2012, (VOA - Y. Weeks).
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A protester holds a sign that says, "I'm crying too." On Sunday evening, Vladimir Putin spoke to a large crowd of supporters and appeared to tear up on camera, March 5, 2012, (VOA - Y. Weeks).
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Writer and activist Boris Akunin stood in the crowd, March 5, 2012, (VOA - Y. Weeks).
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Riot police gathered near Pushkin Square, March 5, 2012, (VOA - Y. Weeks).