A widely seen video contradicted the assault case against Pavel Ustinov. The resulting outrage showed the growing power of social media.
Tag: Moscow (Russia)
Siberian Shaman on Trek to ‘Cast Out’ Putin From the Kremlin Is Arrested
Jittery about unrest, Russian security forces detained the mystic on his self-proclaimed mission to drive out President Vladimir V. Putin, whom he called a “demon.”
Putin’s Political Party Suffers Losses in Moscow Election
Yet the United Russia party will still form the majority in Moscow, where protests have been held this summer over corruption and falling living standards.
‘I Am Always Asked if I Am Afraid’: Activist Lawyer Takes On Putin’s Russia
Amid attacks on her husband and herself, Lyubov Sobol has become the face of a revived Russian protest movement.
Aleksei Navalny, Released From Jail, Says Anti-Putin Protests Will Intensify
Mr. Navalny, the high-profile Kremlin critic, was jailed last month after calling for protests against the exclusion of opposition candidates from Moscow elections.
Russian Plane Crash-Lands in Cornfield, and Reports Say All Survived
The plane, a Ural Airlines flight carrying over 200 people, flew into a flock of gulls shortly after taking off from Moscow, damaging both engines.
Huge Pro-Opposition Crowd Turns Out in Moscow March
In one of Moscow’s biggest protests in several years, about 50,000 people turned out to denounce limits on potential candidates.
U.S.-Russia Ambassador Jon Huntsman Stepping Down
Huntsman, a Republican, could return to Utah to run for governor. He was a popular governor in the state when former President Barack Obama tapped him as ambassador to China in 2009.
Hundreds Arrested in Moscow as Criminal Case Is Brought Against Opposition Leader
Russia’s version of the F.B.I. said the anticorruption foundation led by Aleksei A. Navalny was suspected of money laundering.
Putin’s Uncertain Future Shadows a Crackdown on Moscow Protests
With questions over what will happen when the Russian leader’s term ends in 2024, the Kremlin appears resolved to prevent critics from gaining a political foothold.