Dissenters' March
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The Dissenters' March was a series of Russian opposition protests that took place on December 16, 2006 in Moscow, on March 3, 2007 in Saint Petersburg, on March 24, 2007 in Nizhny Novgorod, on April 14, 2007 for the second time in Moscow, on April 15, 2007 again in Saint Petersburg, on May 18, 2007 in Samara, and on May 19, 2007 in Chelyabinsk. Some of them were featured in various media outlets.
Protesters at the meeting near Gostiny Dvor, Saint Petersburg, March 3, 2007
Sergey Gulyayev with a megaphone.
Dispersing of demonstrators, teenager is carrying sign Berezovsky, we are with you!. Organizers of the rally have considered that this slogan was a provocation carried out by pro-government youth organizations.
Some of the 3000 police officers cordoning off the square in Saint Petersburg
Valentina Matviyenko
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Valentina Ivanovna Matviyenko is a Russian politician and diplomat serving as a Senator from Saint Petersburg and the Chairwoman of the Federation Council since 2011. Previously she was Governor of Saint Petersburg from 2003 to 2011.
Deputy Prime Minister Valentina Matviyenko signs joint documents in Greece on behalf of the Russian Federation while accompanying President Vladimir Putin.
French President Jacques Chirac, Chancellor of Germany Gerhard Schroeder and Valentina Matviyenko during the celebration of the 300th anniversary of Saint Petersburg in 2003.
Vladimir Putin and Valentina Matviyenko in 2008.