Legislative elections were held in Russia on 4 December 2011. At stake were the 450 seats in the 6th State Duma, the lower house of the Federal Assembly. United Russia won the elections with 49.32% of
Vladimir Putin and Elias Jaua, December 2011
Gennady Zyuganov
Nikolay Levichev IF 09 2013
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2011–2013 Russian protests
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The 2011–2013 Russian protests, which some English language media referred to as the Snow Revolution, began in 2011 and continued into 2012 and 2013. The protests were motivated by claims of Russian a
2011 Russian legislative election
…from some European Union representatives and the United States. Reports of election fraud and voter discontent with the current government led to major protests particularly in Moscow and Saint Petersburg. The government and United Russia were in their turn supported by rallies of the youth organizations Nashi…
Rally at the Academician Sakharov Avenue, Moscow, 24 December 2011
Rally in Pionerskaya Square in Saint Petersburg on 10 December 2011.
Rally in Bolotnaya Square in Moscow on 10 December 2011
Protesters, 10 December, Bolotnaya Square, signs saying "Stop lying!" and listing the number of votes for each party on one of the polling stations, with United Russia at 19,48%, KPRF at 28,15% and Yabloko at 19,84%.