Huge Protests In Russia Over Election Results

'Putin's A Louse': 50,000 Protest Over Election Fraud In Largest-Ever Public Show Of Discontent In Post-Soviet Russia -- Daily Mail

* Police flood capital's streets, but allow peaceful protestors to vent anger
* Largest rallies country has faced since fall of the USSR
* Demonstrations took place in 70 cities across the country
* President Vladimir Putin even faced calls to be jailed over 'rigged' vote
* Crowds of Russians protest outside Houses of Parliament, in London

Tens of thousands of Russians yesterday called for strongman Vladimir Putin to resign during a historic day of protest over allegedly rigged elections.

Despite a vast security clampdown, riot police and army units allowed the peaceful crowds to vent their anger in the biggest rallies the country has seen since the fall of the USSR.

As many as 50,000 massed at Moscow’s Bolotnaya Square near the Kremlin.

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More News On The Political Unrest In Russia

Russians Out In Force Against 'Election Fraud,' More Rallies Threatened -- Radio Free Europe
Putin Faces Nation’s Biggest Demonstration as Russians Rally -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Rally Defying Putin’s Party Draws Tens of Thousands -- New York Times
Protests Swell Across Russia -- Wall Street Journal
Russians stage different kind of rally against Putin, vote result -- L.A Times
Analysis: After protests, Putin says he'll listen -- AP
Russian protests: Why I took to Moscow's streets -- Christian Science Monitor

My Comment: What is my take on Russia's elections and yesterday's protests .... a few points. (1) As ballot box stuffing goes .... this was amateur hour for Putin's supporters. They did not even hide it, and what is worse .... in places like Chechnya they claimed 99% of the vote?!?!?! (2) The Communists did extremely well ... even with all of this ballot stuffing. This should make everyone concerned. (3) Putin's support comes from the elderly, pensioners, and the military. This support is still rock solid. (4) Yesterday's protestors were young to middle age, they are going to give grief to Putin for a long period of time, and will be using the internet and social media as their rallying point. (5) Putin will be walking on eggshells until next year's Presidential elections .... he now knows that stealing it will be very difficult, and on top of that there are no guarantees that he will be President next year.

As to what is the sentiment among my extended and large family in Russia on last week's elections .... my younger cousins hate Putin .... my aunts and uncles do not.