Russians Rally at Anti-Maidan March
Tens of thousands gathered in central Moscow on Saturday to take part in an "Anti-Maidan" rally — a march against the protests in Kiev that one year ago toppled Ukraine's former administration from power.
The rally organized by the Anti-Maidan movement, whose stated purpose is to prevent "color revolutions" from taking place in Russia, gathered about 35,000 people, according to police estimates. Many journalist put the figure at closer to 20,000 to 25,000.
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The rally organized by the Anti-Maidan movement, whose stated purpose is to prevent "color revolutions" from taking place in Russia, gathered about 35,000 people, according to police estimates. Many journalist put the figure at closer to 20,000 to 25,000.
Read the story:
Moscow's Anti-Maidan March: Creating a Bogeyman to Fight a Bogeyman
See our previous Photo Gallery:
Flashback to the Sochi Olympic Games
Pascal Dumont / MT
Pascal Dumont / MT
Protestors hold up a sign that shows U.S. President Barack Obama wearing an Adolf Hitler-style mustache. The sign reads: "Obama Kills Donbass Childrens [sic]" alongside the Russian words "No to War."
The sign on the right reads: "Wake up, barbarians. The world will not forgive you for this." It is accompanied by images of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Obama.
The sign on the right reads: "Wake up, barbarians. The world will not forgive you for this." It is accompanied by images of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Obama.
Pascal Dumont / MT
Pascal Dumont / MT
Pascal Dumont / MT
Pascal Dumont / MT
Pascal Dumont / MT
Pascal Dumont / MT
Pascal Dumont / MT
A young woman holds up a sign that reads: "Maidan is a theater and the United States is its director."
Pascal Dumont / MT
Pascal Dumont / MT
Pascal Dumont / MT