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Moscovites square off following Putin's re-election
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A Russian police officer stands by a barricade as supporters of Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin wave flags during a rally in central Moscow March 5, 2012. International monitors said on Monday Russia's presidential election was clearly skewed to favour Putin, a verdict that could spur protesters planning to take to the streets to challenge his right to rule. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS CIVIL UNREST)SERGEI KARPUKHIN / Reuters
Opposition supporters gather before a protest demanding fair elections in central Moscow March 5, 2012. International monitors said Russia's presidential election was clearly skewed to favour Vladimir Putin, a verdict that could spur protesters planning to take to the streets to challenge his right to rule. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS CIVIL UNREST)DENIS SINYAKOV / Reuters
A Russian police officer stands by a barricade as supporters of Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin wave flags during a rally in central Moscow March 5, 2012. International monitors said on Monday Russia's presidential election was clearly skewed to favour Putin, a verdict that could spur protesters planning to take to the streets to challenge his right to rule. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS CIVIL UNREST)SERGEI KARPUKHIN / Reuters
Thousands are gathering in Moscow today following the presidential elections in Russia to show support or protest Vladimir Putin's continued reign. According to the Globe and Mail, some protesters are planning to establish a tent city Monday night similar to those used by Ukrainian protesters during the 2004 Orange Revolution and Egyptian activists on Cairo’s Tahrir Square last year. Such rolling non-stop protests on a central Moscow square – less than a mile from the Kremlin walls – would pose an unprecedented challenge to Mr. Putin’s rule.
