As Russians take to the streets in their thousands to protest what they allege were fraudulent election results, here are a selection of protest signs from December 24. (Photos by Yuri Timofeyev from RFE/RL's Russian Service, with Reuters.)
The Best Russian Protest Signs
!["4 + 9 = 49" is a reference to the 49 percent that Putin's United Russia party received in the elections, which protesters dispute.](https://gdb.rferl.org/c0f0fd4f-aae6-484d-b598-91a1ab388d39_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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"4 + 9 = 49" is a reference to the 49 percent that Putin's United Russia party received in the elections, which protesters dispute.
![After the first round of protests, Putin had compared demonstrators' white ribbons to condoms.](https://gdb.rferl.org/53fc406f-149a-4298-ae5b-02ef0c3e05d7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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After the first round of protests, Putin had compared demonstrators' white ribbons to condoms.
!["Don't reuse a used tandem," a wordplay that touches on Putin's condom comparison. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/7a7eb2f8-08ed-4835-b1c9-196a01c607f0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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"Don't reuse a used tandem," a wordplay that touches on Putin's condom comparison.
!["Sacrificing freedom for the sake of security gives you neither"](https://gdb.rferl.org/9b598cfc-cb0a-4d50-ac0f-dde01244d0c4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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"Sacrificing freedom for the sake of security gives you neither"
!["You can fake election results, you can't fake freedom"](https://gdb.rferl.org/42bfd4cf-493b-4d15-80bc-73fbf88dab21_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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"You can fake election results, you can't fake freedom"
![](https://gdb.rferl.org/c7bc196b-861f-4811-b3ff-1d8d84cf0a6c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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!["Where's my money from the [U.S.] State Department?" Putin had said that protesters took to the streets after comments made by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.](https://gdb.rferl.org/b6fb4332-6443-4f15-83c5-ad9a2583d39c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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"Where's my money from the [U.S.] State Department?" Putin had said that protesters took to the streets after comments made by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
!["Puck Futin"](https://gdb.rferl.org/14002dd7-9aad-4b5f-978a-12b95643a940_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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"Puck Futin"
![A reference to Russian prison tattoos, where criminals who receive a third term would receive a tattoo of Orthodox church domes. Putin is seeking a third term as president.](https://gdb.rferl.org/d0a63fda-db95-4c2c-b13f-bbc0df069296_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A reference to Russian prison tattoos, where criminals who receive a third term would receive a tattoo of Orthodox church domes. Putin is seeking a third term as president.
!["Swindlers and thieves, get out!"](https://gdb.rferl.org/83fbea70-c9e0-4388-86c0-a49839a53a61_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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"Swindlers and thieves, get out!"
!["I'm here for free"](https://gdb.rferl.org/116e590e-7e51-4b24-bc03-e334a79dae0a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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"I'm here for free"
!["No voice, no choice"](https://gdb.rferl.org/d523753e-1310-49f5-8ea5-5f5749e1057f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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"No voice, no choice"