Protests and Counterprotests in Russia

Police officers detain an opposition activist during a rally in downtown St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011. Thousands of people have protested in Moscow and St. Petersburg against
Ivan Sekretarev / AP

Moscow, December 6, 2011
Opposition demonstrators hold a poster that reads, "Give back the elections, rascals" during protests against alleged vote rigging in Russia's parliamentary elections in Triumphal Square in Moscow, Dec. 6, 2011.

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