Russian Police detain activist Sergei Udaltsov

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Police detain Sergei Udaltsov, ecologist and Left Front activist during a protest against of Khimki forest destruction outside the Government of the Russian Federation building

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Police detain Sergei Udaltsov, ecologist and Left Front activist during a protest against of Khimki forest destruction outside the Government of the Russian Federation building

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Russian Police detain Sergei Udaltsov, ecologist and Left Front activists during a protest against the destruction of the Khimki forest outside the Russian Federation's government building. The Khimki Forest in Moscow is famed for its centuries-old oak forests and wildlife which includes elks, boars and numerous species of birds. The proposed Moscow - St Petersburg motorway has lead to high tensions which came to ahead today. Moscow, Russia. 22/07/2010

Photo Yury Tymofeyev/RFE/RL