The new mayor of Moscow is no better than the previous. Now he has launched a campaign of demolishing kiosks, from which Moscovites could buy inexpensive food. Kiosks workers lose their jobs. Owners lose their investments. People are discontent. But they cannot do anything, because the mayor has not been chosen by them, but appointed by Medvedev. ( Read more... )

Moscow, 12 November. The action "Day of Wrath" on Tverskaya Square developed into a march to the police station. About 200 participants were opposed by 1500 policemen. 32 people were detained.

Москва, 12 ноября 2010 года. Акция «День гнева» на Тверской площади вылилась в шествие к отделению милиции. 200 демонстрантам противостояли 1500 сотрудников ( Read more... )

Yesterday's rally on Pushkin square in Moscow with the demand of Putin's resignation. See a photo report at the bottom link.


Грани-ТВ: Митинг "Комитета пяти требований"
Москва, Пушкинская площадь, 23 октября 2010 года. Подробности и фото

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The first rally of the coalition "For Russia Without Lawlessness and Corruption" took place in Moscow today. It was attended by about 2000 people. The rally was allowed by the authorities on Bolotnaya square, which is less popular than other central squares. On this video you can see opposition leaders Mikhail Kasyanov, Boris Nemtsov, Valeria ( Read more... )

Transportation expert Mikhail Blinkin proposes bitter but inevitable remedies to the solution of Moscow's dire problem of traffic jams: introduction of paying parking lots and other fees for motorists, abolition of priviliges for car-driving officials, abolition of social benifits for public transport and making it attractive for all social strata. ( Read more... )

A satirical song about Moscow mayor Yuri Luzhkov, who has been fired from his post by Dmitry Medvedev. The melody and some of the lyrics have been taken from the song "Farewell, Moscow" (below), which was first performed at the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games in Moscow in 1980.

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( До свиданья, Москва! Farewell, Moscow )

Yesterday's rally demanding elections of the Moscow mayor gathered 2000 people. Speeches by Victor Shenderovich, Irina Yasina, Sergei Parkhomenko and ordinary participants.


Грани-ТВ: Митинг "Вернем себе Москву"Москва, Болотная площадь, 25 сентября 2010 г. Митинг с требованием всенародных выборов мэра Москвы собрал две тысячи участников. Съемка и ( Read more... )

On 12 September several hundred people took part in the Day of Wrath in Moscow. The riot police drove them away from the square in front of the mayor’s office. About 30 participants were detained. This placard made by activist Ludmila Lubomudrova, which was seized from her by the police soon afterwards, says: "You have shown us about "batka" ( ( Read more... )

Today in Moscow, at 7 p.m., a "Day of Wrath" will be held near the mayor's office (Tverskaya, 13). The organisers have decided to hold this action on 12th of every month. Their main demands are resignation of Moscow mayor Luzhkov and criminal investigation of his activity, elections of a new city Duma, and restoration of mayoral and gubernatorial ( Read more... )

Boris Nemtsov: “Luzhkov against Medvedev, a deadly struggle”. Medvedev has refused to attend the Day of the City (of Moscow), which is against the tradition established since 1990s. An article has been published in the most popular Moscow's newspaper by Luzhkov's people claiming there are only two threats for Russia: Khodorkovsky's release and ( Read more... )