James Hill: Russia 2011 elections and protests
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  • A woman voted in a polling station in central Moscow on the day Russia went to the polls to vote in parliamentary elections. December 4, 2011
  • Workers registering voters waited for people to come at a polling station in central Moscow on the day Russia went to the polls to vote in parliamentary elections. December 4, 2011
  • Activists from the pro-Kremlin group Nashi gathered at a meeting point in the All Russia Exhibition Centre, a portrait of Dmitri Medvedev looking on, before heading to a local polling station to vote in the Russian Duma elections. Moscow, Russia, December 4, 2011
  • Members of the pro-Kremlin group Nashi gathered for a rally on Manezh Square next to the Kremlin the day after results from the Duma elections gave a sharp drop in the results of United Russia the party led by Dmitri Medvedev and Vladimir Putin. Moscow, Russia, December 5, 2011
  • Members of the pro-Kremlin group Nashi gathered for a rally on Manezh Square next to the Kremlin the day after results from the Duma elections gave a sharp drop in the results of United Russia the party led by Dmitri Medvedev and Vladimir Putin. Moscow, Russia, December 5, 2011
  • Members of the pro-Kremlin group Nashi gathered for a rally on Manezh Square next to the Kremlin the day after results from the Duma elections gave a sharp drop in the results of United Russia the party led by Dmitri Medvedev and Vladimir Putin. Moscow, Russia, December 5, 2011
  • A white bear, the symbol of United Russia, waved to the crowd at a youth group rally by the Kremlin, though the celebration intended to be a victory celebration was muted as early results announced a steep drop in the party's support. Moscow, Russia, December 4, 2011
  • Supporters of the Communist Party met for a rally in Pushkin Square in downtown Moscow. One person held a banner saying that thieves, a reference to United Russia, should be sent to the prison toilet. December 5, 2011
  • Supporters of the blogger and opposition activist, Alexander Navalny, waited outside the police station in central Moscow where they believed he was being held. Some held a magazine with his portrait on the cover. December 6, 2011
  • Supporters of the blogger and opposition activist, Alexander Navalny, waited outside the police station in central Moscow where they believed he was being held. Some held a magazine with his portrait. December 6, 2011
  • Russian opposition leader Ilya Yashin was escorted from a court in central Moscow after he was sentenced to 15 days in jail for his part in a demonstration yesterday in Moscow, Russia, December 6, 2011
  • Russian blogger and activist Alexander Navalny was escorted into court in central Moscow and later sentenced to 15 days in jail for his part in a demonstration yesterday in Moscow, Russia, December 6, 2011
  • Russian blogger and activist Alexander Navalny was escorted into court in central Moscow and later sentenced to 15 days in jail for his part in a demonstration yesterday in Moscow, Russia, December 6, 2011
  • Gennady Zyuganov, the leader of the Communist Party of Russia, spoke at a press conference in Moscow the day after the Duma elections. Russia, December 5, 2011
  • Sergei Mironov, the leader of A Just Russia a center-left party, spoke at a press conference in Moscow the day after the Duma elections. December 5, 2011
  • On Triumphalnaya Square in central Moscow opposition supporters chanted towards pro-Kremlin supporters. Russia, December 6, 2011
  • On Triumphalnaya Square in central Moscow pro Kremlin supporters shouted out slogans at the same time as holding teddy bears. Russia, December 6, 2011
  • On Triumphalnaya Square in central Moscow a policaman grabbed an opposition supporter and took him to a waiting police van. Russia, December 6, 2011
  • On Triumphalnaya Square in central Moscow policemen stood in line ready to contain opposition supporters. Russia, December 6, 2011
  • Thousand of people joined a demonstration today in central Moscow protesting the results of the recent parliamentary elections, one of the largest demonstrations in the post Soviet period. There was a massive police presence but the day passed off peacefully. Here protestors made their way to the demonstration site past the Kremlin. December 10, 2011
  • Thousand of people joined a demonstration today in Moscow protesting the results of the recent parliamentary elections. Here protestors made their way past the Kremlin to Bolotnaya Square the site of the demonstration. December 10, 2011
  • Thousand of people joined a demonstration today in central Moscow protesting the results of the recent parliamentary elections, one of the largest demonstrations in the post Soviet period. December 10, 2011
  • Thousand of people joined a demonstration today in central Moscow protesting the results of the recent parliamentary elections, one of the largest demonstrations in the post Soviet period. People strained to get a view of the main stage from a bridge over the Yauza. December 10, 2011
  • Thousand of people joined a demonstration today in central Moscow protesting the results of the recent parliamentary elections, one of the largest demonstrations in the post Soviet period. Here women held posters with slogans "Give back my vote," "Where is my vote?" "For honest elections." December 10, 2011
  • Thousand of people joined a demonstration today in central Moscow protesting the results of the recent parliamentary, one of the largest demonstrations in the post Soviet period. One demonstrator held up what she considered the real results of one Moscow polling station with United Russia getting 17.01%. December 10, 2011
  • Thousand of people joined a demonstration today in central Moscow protesting the results of the recent parliamentary elections, one of the largest demonstrations in the post Soviet period. December 10, 2011
  • Thousand of people joined a demonstration today in central Moscow protesting the results of the recent parliamentary elections, one of the largest demonstrations in the post Soviet period. Here a man held a poster with the phrase "United Russia - Party of swindlers and thieves." December 10, 2011
  • Thousand of people joined a demonstration today in central Moscow protesting the results of the recent parliamentary, one of the largest demonstrations in the post Soviet period. Here one of the opposition leaders Boris Nemstov gave an interview. December 10, 2011
  • Thousand of people joined a demonstration today in central Moscow protesting the results of the recent parliamentary elections, one of the largest demonstrations in the post Soviet period. Here a woman wearing a Putin mask hung up anti-government texts. December 10, 2011
  • Thousand of people joined a demonstration today in central Moscow protesting the results of the recent parliamentary elections, one of the largest demonstrations in the post Soviet period. A woman held a poster complaining about educational reform under United Russia - a reverse of human evolution. December 10, 2011
  • Thousand of people joined a demonstration today in central Moscow protesting the results of the recent parliamentary elections, one of the largest demonstrations in the post Soviet period. A man held a poster demanding the release of the opposition blogger Alexander Navalny. December 10, 2011
  • Thousand of people joined a demonstration today in central Moscow protesting the results of the recent parliamentary elections, one of the largest demonstrations in the post Soviet period. As crowds dispersed at the end of the rally a girl carries a white flower, the color of the protest movement. December 10, 2011
  • On the Manezh Square in central Moscow by the Kremlin, United Russia and pro-Kremlin supporters came out to celebrate Constitution Day in Russia and to ostensibly respond to the mass rally on Saturday again the results of the recent parliamentary elections. Most of the crowd seemed to be drawn from students and government workers. December 10, 2011
  • On the Manezh Square in central Moscow by the Kremlin, United Russia and pro-Kremlin supporters came out to celebrate Constitution Day in Russia and to ostensibly respond to the mass rally on Saturday again the results of the recent parliamentary elections. Most of the crowd seemed to be drawn from students and government workers. December 10, 2011
  • On the Manezh Square in central Moscow by the Kremlin, United Russia and pro-Kremlin supporters came out to celebrate Constitution Day in Russia and to ostensibly respond to the mass rally on Saturday again the results of the recent parliamentary elections. Most of the crowd seemed to be drawn from students and government workers. December 10, 2011
  • On the Manezh Square in central Moscow by the Kremlin, United Russia and pro-Kremlin supporters came out to celebrate Constitution Day in Russia and to ostensibly respond to the mass rally on Saturday again the results of the recent parliamentary elections. Most of the crowd seemed to be drawn from students and government workers. December 10, 2011

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