Thousands of armed riot police wearing Robocop-style armour and special forces troops yesterday failed to silence a 50,000-strong Russian crowd demanding an end to Vladimir Putin’s two decades of dictatorial rule.
More than 150 people were arrested in Moscow alone last night during a stand-off between protesters and security forces at the FSB secret service headquarters in the Lubyanka building.
In one of the most remarkable protests since the fall of the Soviet Union a generation ago, campaigners of all ages clutched umbrellas in the grey Moscow drizzle as they rallied under the gaze of rooftop police snipers.
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