The communists had their turn Saturday at protesting the upcoming city elections with a rally at which they attacked both Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party and its liberal opposition.
The gathering was heavy on flags and banners whipping in the rain and chill wind, but turnout was only about 4,000, less than a tenth of last week’s big opposition demonstration. Nonetheless, it kept the series of weekly protests over the striking of candidates from the city ballot going for the sixth straight Saturday.....
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