An Unprecedented Anti-Regime Rally
Thousands of people rallying Saturday on Bolotnaya Ploshchad under signs like "United Russia, party of crooks and thieves," "We need honest elections," and "Toss United Russia in the trash."
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An aerial view of Bolotnaya Ploshchad, right, and Luzhkov Bridge, bottom.
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Protesters thronging Luzhkov Bridge. The large banner reads, "Crooks and thieves, give back the elections."
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Police vehicles lining the street below Bolshoi Kamenny Bridge. Bolotnaya Ploshchad, unseen, is just to the right.
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Journalist and blogger Oleg Kashin addressing demonstrators from a stage.
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A woman listening to rally speakers with the sign, "We demand a recount."
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White ribbons, symbolizing the peaceful nature of the rally, were distributed.
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Opposition leader Boris Nemtsov with New Times editor Yevgenia Albats.
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A protester holding aloft one of the few English-language signs at the rally.
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Protesters expressing their dissatisfaction to an OMON riot police officer.
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People passing through a row of metal detectors onto Ploshchad Revolyutsii.
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An activist collecting donations for people detained at Dec. 5 and 6 rallies.
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OMON riot police and their vehicles standing near Bolshoi Kamenny Bridge.
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Yabloko leader Grigory Yavlinsky.
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TV journalist Leonid Parfyonov (left) and journalist Oleg Kashin (right).
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Opposition leader Mikhail Kasyanov.
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Writer Dmitry Bykov.
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Writer Boris Akunin.
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A young couple hugging to keep warm in chilly weather on Bolotnaya Ploshchad as they join thousands of people protesting the Duma vote on Saturday.
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A protester at the Saturday rally climbing a lamppost for a better view of the crowded square. Between 25,000 and 100,000 attended the event.
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