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Opposition camp cleared at Clean Ponds - Moscow

Russian police dispersed a protest camp in central Moscow that had become a rallying point for President Vladimir Putin's foes, briefly...

by Alexey Nikolaev in Russia on 16/05/2012

Politics

Isaak Square becomes an 'Occupy' camp for the week - St. Petersburg

Russia's opposition activists have spent eight days in Isaak square, in the centre of St. Petersburg, to support Moscow activists taking part in...

by Yury Goldenshtein in Russia on 15/05/2012

Politics

Grigory Yavlinsky visits protest camp at St. Isaac's Square

Yabloko Party leader Grigory Yavlinsky visits protest camp at St. Isaac's Square. He is best known as the author of the 500 Days Programme, a...

by Mike Kireev in Russia on 15/05/2012

16/05/2012 - Opposition camp cleared at Clean Ponds - Moscow - Russia - Russian police dispersed a protest camp...
15/05/2012 - Isaak Square becomes an 'Occupy' camp for the week - St. Petersburg - Russia - Russia's opposition activists have...
15/05/2012 - Grigory Yavlinsky visits protest camp at St. Isaac's Square - Russia - Yabloko Party leader Grigory Yavlinsky...
15/05/2012 - Opposition camp continues at Clean Ponds - Moscow - Russia - Russian opposition protesters gather...
14/05/2012 - Star relay bicycle race - Russia - Cyclists gather in St. Petersburg for...
14/05/2012 - Military reenactment of Final battle of Second World War - Russia - Members of various military clubs...
13/05/2012 - Writers and novelists lead unsanctioned march - Moscow - Russia - Protesters march along Moscow Boulevard...
13/05/2012 - Military reenactment of the last battle of the WWII - Russia - Military-historical reenactment of one...
13/05/2012 - Annual Smelt Festival - St. Petersburg - Russia - Traditional Smelt Festival takes place...
13/05/2012 - Reenactment of the last battle of WWII on 13th May 1945 - Russia - Reenactment of the last battle of WWII...

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Opposition camp cleared at Clean Ponds - Moscow
Russian police dispersed a protest camp in central Moscow that had become a rallying point for President Vladimir Putin's foes, briefly detaining about 20 activists in a show of fo...
Isaak Square becomes an 'Occupy' camp for the week - St. Petersburg
Russia's opposition activists have spent eight days in Isaak square, in the centre of St. Petersburg, to support Moscow activists taking part in 'Occupy Abay'.
Grigory Yavlinsky visits protest camp at St. Isaac's Square
Yabloko Party leader Grigory Yavlinsky visits protest camp at St. Isaac's Square. He is best known as the author of the 500 Days Programme, a plan for the transition of the USSR to...
Opposition camp continues at Clean Ponds - Moscow
Russian opposition protesters gather near the monument of Kazakh poet Abai Kunanbaev in the opposition camp at the Chistiye Prudy, or Clean Ponds, where they vowed to continue the rovin...
Star relay bicycle race
Cyclists gather in St. Petersburg for the 67th "Star Race," which is traditionally dedicated to the Victory Day. Start and finish of the relay was held at the Palace Square.
Military reenactment of Final battle of Second World War
Members of various military clubs dressed as German and Soviet Union soldiers took part in a reenactment of the last battle of WWll staged to mark the 67th anniversary of Nazi Germany&#...
Early morning in opposition camp OccupyAbai in Moscow
Russian opposition protesters gather near the monument of Kazakh poet Abai Kunanbaev in the opposition camp at the Chistiye Prudy, or Clean Ponds, where they vowed to continue the rovin...
Annual Smelt Festival - St. Petersburg
Traditional Smelt Festival takes place in St. Petersburg every year during smelt spawning season.
Military reenactment of the last battle of the WWII
Military-historical reenactment of one of the last battles of the WWII. According to the scenario of disparate combat Nazi forces trying to break into the western part of Germany, under...
Writers and novelists lead unsanctioned march - Moscow
Protesters march along Moscow Boulevard Ring in a rare unsanctioned gathering led by popular Russian novelists, defending people's rights to gather on the streets without authoriti...
Reenactment of the last battle of WWII on 13th May 1945
Reenactment of the last battle of WWII on 13th May 1945 is organized in St. Petersburg commemorating the Victory Day. During the battle the Nazi German forces were trying to break throu...
Central Federal District Dance Tournament - Kursk
Dance tournament of the Central Federal district on modern and classical dance with more than thousand participants of all ages from 10 regions of Central Russia.
Flophouse for homeless in St. Petersburg
Every night more than 30 000 people sleep homeless in the streets of St. Petersburg. During cold winter some charity organizations organize a flophouse for homeless where these people c...
Victory Day in St. Petersburg - Russia
WWII veterans march on Nevsky Prospect during celebrations dedicated to Victory Day, commemorating the 67th anniversary of the victory of the Soviet people in Great Patriotic War 1941-1...
Strizhi aerobatics team marks 21 years
The Russian Strizhi, or 'Swifts,' aerobatic display team celebrates its 21st anniversary with a new air show at the Kubinka airfield near Moscow. Russkiye Vityazi, or 'Ru...
Anti-Putin protest meeting held in St. Petersburg
Russians gather at St. Isaac's Square for a meeting in protest against newly-elected PresidentVladimir Putin. Rallies and meetings at this location which began on 8th May have cont...
Faces of protest - St. Petersburg
Portraits of people gathered as St. Isaac's Square for an anti-Putin protest meeting. Many participants carry white balloons or wear white ribbons, a symbol of the protest movement...
Labor Day in St.Petersburg
Labor Day is marked in St.Petersburg.
Moscow nationalists Stage May Day March
Russian nationalists held a march to mark May Day in Moscow. Russia has experienced a surge of racist assaults, xenophobia and neo-Nazism in the years since the Soviet collapse.
Russian opposition camp in Moscow
Russian youth opposition protesters gathered opposite Chistiye Prudy, near the monument in memory of the poet Abay where they vowed to continue their roving protest for a third day.

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http://antirao.ru/faq/nophoto

http://antirao.ru/faq/nophoto - a useful document on some legal considerations when taking photos in Russia (that is, your rights as a photographer). In Russian.

Michael Jackson is dead, as

Michael Jackson is dead, as we all know now. photos about the reaction to his death are more than welcome and will be in demand. look for interesting angles, and unusual stories. there are a lot of fans out there who will probably do a lot of crazy and interesting things. think outside the box :)

Head of Russia's Muslim

Head of Russia's Muslim region of Ingushetia President Yunus-Bek Yevkurov has been seriously injured in a suicide bomb attack. Is anyone near the area?
22 June.

The Volvo Boat Race comes to an end on 25 June.

P.M Medvedev tours Africa what do people think of this trip? Especially the African community in Russia. Ongoing

It would be wonderful if

It would be wonderful if members of other teams or, better yet, media reps who browse Demotix for material would express their opinion on what kind of stories are lacking from Russia. Obvious doom&gloom, riots, emergencies, mainstream culture events and anniversaries and celebrations are all right, but is that all that world outside Russia is interested in, newswise?

Dear contributors, Tomorrow

Dear contributors,

Tomorrow there is an expected gay march on the streets of Moscow due to the Eurovision song contest.

There are fears of violence breaking out between the gay rights activists and the ultra right wing groups.

This could a good photo opportunity if some of you are interested in covering it.