Anti-Putin Protests!

Turns out that a lot of people don't really like the idea of Vladmir Putin being the president for the next four years. There is a protest movement that was sparked directly after the election. These protestors voice concerns for Russia's future and outcry the levels of corruption which are prevalent in the Russian Government. The movement started in Moscow and many people anticipated that this would be the force that got Putin out of government. Unfortunately, this is not the case. Since the movement started, the protests have been pretty much stagnant. They remain in Moscow and have not gained foot in any other major cities. The movement seems to have taken a similar route as the occupy wallstreet movement. It was prominent for like a month and now, nobody really cares anymore. I think that these protests are well placed, but the leaders need to regroup and rework their strategy to really cause some damage and get their voices heard.

Putin Wins Election.....again

Vladmir Putin won the recent Russian presidential election. What a shocker. However, there is unrest with this election. After Putin's victory had been announced, an anti-government blogger said that he would lead a rally on the Kremlin. This man wants to start something akin to the Occupy movement in New York. As more and more people are becoming disillusioned with Putin's dominance of the government, people are actually beginning to mobilize and protest. Bascially the occupy movement is back, not in the US this time but in Russia. The main question that is on the minds of many people is how long is it going to last? The Occupy Movement was rather long winded, but in the end most of the demand were not met. Is this to be the fate for the Russian Movement? Only time will tell. I think that it's great the the Russian people are finally standing up and voicing their opinions. Its a step in the right direction.

To see the article, click on the link below
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/05/world/europe/russia-votes-in-presidential-election.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1&hp