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.
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