Decembrists of 2011
Between 45,000 and 80,000 braved the winter chill to protest the Kremlin's policies and the alleged violations in the State Duma vote at Moscow's Prospekt Akademika Sakharova on Saturday.
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A man leading a human chain that carried a gigantic white ribbon, a symbol of the protests.
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Environmental activist Yevgenia Chirikova.
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Novelist Boris Akunin, prepared for the weather.
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Ex-Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin on stage.
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Socialite Ksenia Sobchak braving the boos.
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Alexei Navalny. He missed the rally on Dec. 10 because he was serving a jail sentence after his arrest at an earlier protest against the State Duma election results.
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The protesters were mostly a younger crowd, but the older generation was also quite active.
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The slogan says, "We demand registration of parties."
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Writer Dmitry Bykov, a speaker at the rally, in a friendly hug.
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Artemy Troitsky, dressed as "condom," which Putin said the ribbons reminded him of.
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This fittingly convoluted poster illustrates the Russian bureaucracy and its allegedly corrupt ways.
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Opposition activist Garry Kasparov, left, and the event's host, sports commentator Vasily Utkin.
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Police cars lined up outside the rally. Prospekt Akademika Sakharova was closed to traffic on Saturday.
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A man climbing a tree at the rally's venue for a better view of the speakers.
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Liberal opposition leader Vladimir Ryzhkov speaking from the stage.
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Opposition leader Boris Nemtsov.
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Musician and songwriter Vasya Oblomov.
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Navalny shouting his speech to the crowd.
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Cameramen filming and shooting photos as Sobchak speaks.
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Kasparov, left, chatting with Ryzhkov.
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Opposition leader Ilya Yashin extending his hand to the crowd. Like Navalny, he also was jailed following the Dec. 5 protests.
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Protesters standing with balloons in orange and white, the Solidarity colors.
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Chirikova speaking on stage. The words behind her read, "We're for fair elections."
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A woman with a whistle, another symbol of the protesters, at the Sakharova rally.
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