Photo Gallery Opposing Putin 2.0
The disputed elections in Russia have unleashed a wave of rage and sparked the largest anti-government protests since the end of the Soviet Union, organized via the Internet. The Kremlin seems powerless to stop the online activists as Russians lose their fear. For the first time, Vladimir Putin seems vulnerable.
Activists have been using the Internet to spread news that state-owned media ignores. Here, a scene from a YouTube video showing the arrest of the popular blogger Alexey Navalny on Dec. 5.
This image is from an animated film encouraging citizens to protest against the government.
Bloggers took this footage of Putin's youth organization in Moscow on Dec. 6.
An image of a ballot box made up of police shields.
A caricature of President Dmitry Medvedev playing PlayStation.
This caricature of Putin and Medvedev as refugees was posted on Facebook.
The Kremlin seems powerless to stop the online activists as Russians lose their fear. For the first time, Vladimir Putin seems vulnerable.
Foto: RIA Novosti/ REUTERS
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