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The protests in Moscow on Bolotnaya Square were not an analogue of the Ukrainian Maidan, since they involved not only pro-Western liberals, but also other forces that did not allow Boris Nemtsov’s supporters to monopolize the agenda. This was stated on the air of “PolitCafe” by one of the leaders of the protest movement in Russia in 2011-2013, who was convicted in the “Bolotnaya case”, the coordinator of the “Left Front”...

Eight Russian senators did not vote today for the pension reform, which provides for raising the retirement age by five years: five were against, three abstained. It is significant that in addition to communist senators, the so-called “United Russia” members also criticized the reform. “We shouldn’t force Russians to work themselves to death. It would have been much more reasonable to create such preferences so that people would voluntarily refuse to retire,” said...

The Moscow Meshchansky Court arrested the coordinator of the Left Front, oppositionist Sergei Udaltsov, for 30 days for repeated violations when organizing a rally against raising the retirement age. The corresponding decision was made yesterday, almost two weeks after the rally, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports with reference to Reedus. According to Russian political scientist Alexander Ivakhnik, the arrest may be related to the authorities’ decision to eliminate...

Mass protests against raising the retirement age will start in Russia on July 18. The coordinator of the Left Front, Sergei Udaltsov, stated this in an interview with Sota.Vision, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “The trade unions are planning to hold their next action on July 18 in Moscow and a number of other cities; the approval process is currently underway. This will be the day before the first reading of the controversial pension age bill. That's why…

The Left Front, together with other public organizations, held a rally in Moscow today in support of the referendum on pension reform. About 200 people gathered for it. The leader of the Left Front, Sergei Udaltsov, wrote about this on Twitter. “About 200 people have gathered near the Administration and are submitting their demands to the reception. At the Presidential Administration itself and in the surrounding area...

Left forces in the elections for the mayor of Moscow will fight against the current mayor Sergei Sobyanin, since, having a huge budget, the current leadership of the capital acts ineffectively and often carries out corruption schemes. Russian oppositionist Sergei Udaltsov stated this during a conference in Moscow, where leftist forces discussed participation in the elections for the mayor of Moscow and support for a single candidate Vadim Kumin, reports...

Left forces in Russia must unite and nominate a single candidate for the 2018 presidential elections. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte This was stated at a press conference in Moscow by one of the leaders of the protest movement in Russia in 2011-2013, the leader of the Vanguard of Red Youth, Sergei Udaltsov, who was convicted of the Bolotnaya case" and was recently released, the correspondent reports...

One of the leaders of the protest movement in Russia in 2011-2013, Sergei Udaltsov, who was convicted in the Bolotna case and was recently released, supports the annexation of Crimea to Russia. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte He stated this at a press conference in Moscow, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “I supported the decision of the residents of Crimea. I am convinced - and I have...

There are provocateurs and unscrupulous people in the Russian protest environment. This was stated at a press conference in Moscow today by one of the leaders of the protest movement in Russia in 2011-2013, Sergei Udaltsov, who was convicted in the Bolotnaya case and was recently released, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or VKontakte Udaltsov reported that...