Across Russia, tens of thousands of people have gone out to protest what they allege were fraudulent election results in early December.
Russians Take To The Streets
![In Moscow, tens of thousands of people have turned out to protest](https://gdb.rferl.org/53fc406f-149a-4298-ae5b-02ef0c3e05d7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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In Moscow, tens of thousands of people have turned out to protest
![Demonstrators wearing masks take part in the protest against recent parliamentary election results in the southern Russian city of Stavropol.](https://gdb.rferl.org/173d80d4-e2a0-4178-87eb-4fb7ec282fd3_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Demonstrators wearing masks take part in the protest against recent parliamentary election results in the southern Russian city of Stavropol.
![Thousands also turned out in St. Petersburg](https://gdb.rferl.org/05e1a211-d106-491e-9fbb-69d89b904ee9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Thousands also turned out in St. Petersburg
![Protesters in St. Petersburg.](https://gdb.rferl.org/c7bc196b-861f-4811-b3ff-1d8d84cf0a6c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Protesters in St. Petersburg.
![In the Siberian city of Novosibirsk, the protests were smaller.](https://gdb.rferl.org/1d9bd98d-54a9-4072-a255-819897d48448_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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In the Siberian city of Novosibirsk, the protests were smaller.
![A policeman tries to escape from demonstrators during a protest in the far eastern city of Vladivostok.](https://gdb.rferl.org/44471191-8598-4257-8f3c-5d3bd95ae40f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A policeman tries to escape from demonstrators during a protest in the far eastern city of Vladivostok.