In protest of Russian President Vladimir Putin, thousands of Russians gathered in Moscow's Garden Ring on Sunday, February 26. They wore white ribbons to symbolize their desire for democracy, as well as forming a human chain. The protest arose out of the people's desire to express that they were tired of electoral fraud. The protest had not received a permit to take place, so the throngs of people stayed fairly loose to avoid trouble. It was arranged "flash mob style" through a Facebook page. Vladimir Putin seems poised to do well in the upcoming March 4 election.
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2012/0226/Russians-form-miles-long-human-chain-for-democracy
Cody Follis
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