Russian protests![]() Blogger And Opposition Leader Feels Weight Of Putin's LawBy charging a rock group with hooliganism and opposition blogger with corruption, the Kremlin is sending a clear signal to the opposition.![]() Putin Closes the Door on Efforts to Placate the ProtestersVladimir Putin effectively ruled out the chance of further talks with demonstrators and belittled them as leaderless and clueless.![]() Russian Protesters Do not Trust Medvedev and the SystemIf outgoing Russian President Dimitry Medvedev hoped to sway the protesters by offering reforms he did not succeed.![]() Prokhorov Could Be a Game Changer Provided He Is GenuineIf New Jersey Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov is really an independent leader he can influence Russian politics.![]() They Got Together in a Demonstration but Can They Stay UnitedOne demonstration does not make a spring. The opposition must demonstrate cohesiveness or succumb to divide and rule.![]() 50,000 Protest Putin's Rule in MoscowIn the biggest protests since the fall of the Soviet Union, some 50,000 people approached the Kremlin to protest the rule of Vladimir Putin. |