Moscow siege

The capital's authorities noted the victory of Vladimir Putin by the transfer of the city into a semi -landing. After the opposition rally on March 5, Pushkinskaya Square for all subsequent days was blocked by buses with riot police. The movement was also limited in the Novopushkinsky square. Random people with white ribbons were detained both on Pushkin and Red Square. And on March 8, when a group of activists decided to hold a prayer service in support of the arrested girls from the Pussy Riot punk group, the Cathedral of Christ the Savior was closed.

On March 10, the next rally “For honest elections” took place on New Arbat. During the negotiations, the city hall again managed to get concessions from the opposition - the organizing committee of protest actions refused the initial idea of ​​the procession in Arbat. The rally was completely devoted to falsifications in the elections. Observers and candidates for municipal deputies, who saw with their own eyes how Vladimir Putin’s victory in the first round, spoke about the throw-in, “carousels”, fantomas and fraud with additional lists of voters, thanks to which candidate No. 1 was thrown, according to experts, from 6% to 14% of the vote. How it was done - in detail studied The New Times.