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Irina Chevtayeva, a correspondent with RFE/RL’s Russian service, was promised 500 rubles ($16) for attending the rally at Poklonnaya Gora in western Moscow…[READ MORE]
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![Celebs Create League Of Voters To Battle Russian Vote Fraud
MOSCOW — A group of leading celebrities tied to the opposition has created a League of Voters to battle fraud in Russia’s March presidential election.
The group, founded by 16 Russians cultural luminaries including the popular author Boris Akunin, hopes to beef up monitoring to prevent a repeat of the disputed parliamentary elections in December…[READ MORE]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly1h1bGpDu1qkgi6go1_500.jpg)
Celebs Create League Of Voters To Battle Russian Vote Fraud
MOSCOW — A group of leading celebrities tied to the opposition has created a League of Voters to battle fraud in Russia’s March presidential election.
The group, founded by 16 Russians cultural luminaries including the popular author Boris Akunin, hopes to beef up monitoring to prevent a repeat of the disputed parliamentary elections in December…[READ MORE]
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![Celebs Create League Of Voters To Battle Russian Vote Fraud
MOSCOW — A group of leading celebrities tied to the opposition has created a League of Voters to battle fraud in Russia’s March presidential election.
The group, founded by 16 Russians cultural luminaries including the popular author Boris Akunin, hopes to beef up monitoring to prevent a repeat of the disputed parliamentary elections in December…[READ MORE]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly01c3I7kx1qkgi6go1_500.jpg)
Celebs Create League Of Voters To Battle Russian Vote Fraud
MOSCOW — A group of leading celebrities tied to the opposition has created a League of Voters to battle fraud in Russia’s March presidential election.
The group, founded by 16 Russians cultural luminaries including the popular author Boris Akunin, hopes to beef up monitoring to prevent a repeat of the disputed parliamentary elections in December…[READ MORE]
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Of course, it is deeply unsettling that my conversation were made public. I actually don’t swear in public — not in public, I stress — and I’m very polite with my colleagues, comrades, and partners. But, of course, anything can happen when I’m on the phone. I realize that I made a mistake, I shouldn’t have done it, and I’ve already apologized to Zhenya (eds: Chirikova) and [journalist] Bozhena Rynska.
Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov.
Nemtsov and Yevgenia Chirikova are speaking today (December 20) in a joint appearance on Dozhd TV (Rain TV) in Moscow about recordings of Nemtsov’s recent personal conversations published by LifeNews.ru in which he appeared to insult fellow opposition leaders, including Chirikova, and antigovernment protesters.
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“People in our country don’t want the situation in Russia to develop like it did in Kyrgyzstan and, not so long ago, in Ukraine. Nobody wants chaos.”
- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir speaking today (December 8) at a session of the Russian Popular Front’s Coordinating Council in Moscow. -
I have seen the first reaction of our American partners. The first thing the [U.S.] Secretary of State [Hillary Clinton] did was give an assessment that the election was neither free nor fair, even before she received materials from OSCE/ODIHR observers. And she set a tone for some of our actors inside the country. She gave a signal and they heard it and, with the support of the U.S. State Department, have started to work actively.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir speaking today (December 8) at a session of the Russian Popular Front’s Coordinating Council in Moscow.
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First Person: Life In Russia As A Non-Russian Child
Aida Kasymalieva reports from Moscow for RFE/RL’s Kyrgyz Service. This summer, she brought her 5-year-old daughter, Bermet, to Moscow from the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek, where she had been living with her grandparents. This is Kasymalieva’s account of her daughter’s experience of life in Russia.
…On that day we went home and I grabbed Emma — a doll that I had bought in New York City. Emma is an African-American doll, made of cloth, with dark, curly hair, and the same height as Bermet.
And the three of us — Emma, Bermet, and I — took a walk in the Field of Miracles. It was our kind of silent protest in support of tolerance and against xenophobia… -
![Hundreds Arrested On Second Night Of Opposition Protests In Russia
The rally in the capital took place despite a heavy police presence aimed at preventing a repeat of December 5, when more than 5,000 protesters took to the streets to express their opposition to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his United Russia party, which claimed a majority of seats in the December 4 parliamentary elections…[READ MORE]
Take a listen to the newest The Power Vertical podcast on Russia’s post-election fallout, and then join journalists Brian Whitmore and Kirill Kobrin on Wednesday at 11:30 am EST for RFE/RL’s first ever LIVE Facebook chat. Bring your questions and comments and help us make it a lively discussion. Listen to the podcast here.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvtrnxyap41qkgi6go1_500.jpg)
Hundreds Arrested On Second Night Of Opposition Protests In Russia
The rally in the capital took place despite a heavy police presence aimed at preventing a repeat of December 5, when more than 5,000 protesters took to the streets to express their opposition to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his United Russia party, which claimed a majority of seats in the December 4 parliamentary elections…[READ MORE]
Take a listen to the newest The Power Vertical podcast on Russia’s post-election fallout, and then join journalists Brian Whitmore and Kirill Kobrin on Wednesday at 11:30 am EST for RFE/RL’s first ever LIVE Facebook chat. Bring your questions and comments and help us make it a lively discussion. Listen to the podcast here.
