Tens of thousands of Muscovites, representing a wide range of antigovernment factions, marched through the Russian capital on June 12 to protest against the continued rule of President Vladimir Putin. (Photos by RFE/RL's Russian Service)
'March Of Millions' In Moscow
![The anti-Putin protest drew tens of thousands of people, with some organizers placing the number as high as 100,000.](https://gdb.rferl.org/d73e9415-dd49-4090-b475-6d2d43f59a77_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The anti-Putin protest drew tens of thousands of people, with some organizers placing the number as high as 100,000.
![Members of a local Communist Party branch were among the factions.](https://gdb.rferl.org/630acb44-8dd4-4f5e-a2fb-1ef15d9456c1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Members of a local Communist Party branch were among the factions.
![Young protesters wore white ribbons, a symbol of Russia's pro-democracy movement.](https://gdb.rferl.org/09a2a90c-65cc-4c9c-bb37-e026f2496d5c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Young protesters wore white ribbons, a symbol of Russia's pro-democracy movement.
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![One poster showed Vladimir Putin taking the mantle from authoritarian Uzbek President Islam Karimov and read, "Vova [Vladimir] -- Welcome To The Club!"](https://gdb.rferl.org/ea7c1cb1-794b-4f96-8d3d-650ea66b77ae_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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One poster showed Vladimir Putin taking the mantle from authoritarian Uzbek President Islam Karimov and read, "Vova [Vladimir] -- Welcome To The Club!"
![A banner carried by the opposition Solidary Movement declared "Russia Forward!"](https://gdb.rferl.org/a020cc66-5b3a-40e4-82f4-339c1d1469e8_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A banner carried by the opposition Solidary Movement declared "Russia Forward!"
![Demonstrators carried a model of a colorful balaclava mask -- the symbol of the jailed female protesters of the punk group Pussy Riot.](https://gdb.rferl.org/769b25c9-41d1-40d6-b75d-4764825c4c80_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Demonstrators carried a model of a colorful balaclava mask -- the symbol of the jailed female protesters of the punk group Pussy Riot.
![](https://gdb.rferl.org/b98e3355-d6d9-4e00-b0f1-ceae60a65f52_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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![](https://gdb.rferl.org/3fd691e1-91ae-4b98-a0eb-c43d722349f5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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!["For Russia Without Putin"](https://gdb.rferl.org/10b22538-0891-4f3d-93f8-655d1c1c0efb_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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"For Russia Without Putin"
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