Scraps of Moscow links to a few anti-opposition pieces and observes [1]: “Of course this is not a real, capable, popular opposition. Of course Putin is supported by the majority of Russians, with some justification given Russia's recent economic good fortune. But none of this means that people engaged in a protest action should be beaten and detained by the authorities […].”
Russia: “Protesting the Protesters”
· Written by Veronica Khokhlova
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