Moscow mass protests

December 27, 2011 | Mass Protest, Russia

Moscow last week’s mass protests and rallies on Sakharov Avenue in Moscow called to new parliamentary elections and wholesale liberalizing reform in Russia.

There were Tens of thousands there and according to the poll, the average participant in the rally was a male (64 percent), university graduate (70 percent), below 45-years of age (62 percent) with an average income (56 percent).

A stage at the end of the 0.43 mile avenue featured placards reading “Russia will be free” and “This election Is a farce.” Heavy police cordons encircled the participants, who stood within metal barriers, and a police helicopter hovered overhead.