“March of Dissent” - despite all the efforts of the authorities, people walked through the riot police and went out onto Nevsky Prospekt. At the moment, people with banners and flags are walking along Nevsky Prospekt. Either the St. Petersburg riot police were apparently not yet very prepared to fight the opposition, or the authorities simply did not expect such pressure from the protesters - but they managed to break through the cordon ring.

“March of Dissent” in St. Petersburg: the authorities came to their senses - riot police, apparently having received a clear order from above, began to disperse the protesters. They grab everyone indiscriminately: they systematically detain people in sectors, a separate detachment was sent to fight the National Bolsheviks. The leaders of the opposition parties are still standing on the steps of the former city council - they have not yet been reached.

Harry Kasparov, leader of the United Civil Front, which includes another Russia, about the march of the unads, held on March 3 in St. Petersburg, shares The main thing is that the march took place. Thousands of people, despite the bulging campaign and threats, went out into the streets and, breaking through the police barriers and the cordon of riot police, walked along Nevsky Prospekt.

A rally of opposition forces “March of Dissent” is taking place in St. Petersburg. About 1,500 people take part in the event. The procession has already begun: people are walking from the Oktyabrsky Concert Hall to Nevsky Prospect - but the path to Nevsky is closed. There are water cannons and riot police against people - the authorities are doing everything to prevent the action. According to unverified reports, NBP leader Eduard Limonov and Sergei Udaltsov were arrested.

The “March of Dissent” in St. Petersburg is currently taking place on Vosstaniya Square near the Moskovsky Station - the organizers decided to hold the rally here. The initial plans were destroyed by the St. Petersburg riot police - some of the protesters were “cut off” on Ligovsky Prospekt, the rest broke through the cordon and escaped to Nevsky, where the rally had now begun. Present at the rally are the leader of the United Front, Garry Kasparov, and the leader of the VAT, Mikhail Kasyanov.

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Having broken through the riot police cordon, participants in the “March of Dissent” march along Nevsky Prospekt. The protesters have almost reached the intersection of Nevsky and Vladimirsky prospects; here, apparently, they will try to hold a rally - the leaders of the opposition movements will speak. The number of participants in the “March” is increasing every minute - now we are talking about 4-5 thousand gathered, people on the streets are joining the protesters.

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“March of Dissent: despite everything, the decision was made to continue the march along Nevsky Prospekt. The protesters made a breakthrough - a ring of riot police was tightened around the people. The situation is heating up - obviously, the authorities will do everything to prevent the procession. Eduard Limonov and Sergei Udaltsov have already been detained and are snatching people from the crowd.

“March of Dissent”: the authorities did everything to disperse the rally. The police managed to clear the roadway, people were being grabbed en masse and taken away. But, despite all the efforts of the riot police, people did not disperse for a long time. At the moment, the action is completed - traffic on Nevsky has been restored. One of the organizers of the “March of Dissent” in St. Petersburg, Sergei Gulyaev, a Legislative Assembly deputy, was detained.

March of Dissent" in St. Petersburg: despite the harsh actions of riot police, the rally is still ongoing. Riot police broke into the thick of it - onto the steps of the former city council, where opposition leaders were speaking - people were simply thrown down. Protesters are beaten and detained en masse. NBP activists are desperately fighting the riot police. Opposition leaders are confidently being “squeezed out” from the steps of the Duma.

“March of Dissent” in St. Petersburg: the procession is confidently moving along Nevsky Prospekt - the protesters have almost reached the Fontanka. There is complete confusion among the authorities - neither the ban on the rally, nor the water cannons, nor the riot police could prevent the march.