Don’t Look Now, But “Bolshevik Revolution” Is In The Air In Russia … Again
Banned: Supporters of the National Bolshevik Party carry flares through Moscow’s streets
Violent clashes in Russia as angry protesters call for Putin to resign over economy
Russia was rocked today by some of its strongest protests yet as thousands rallied across the vast country to attack the Kremlin’s response to the global economic crisis.
The marches, complete with Soviet-style red flags and banners, pose a challenge to a government which has faced little threat from the fragmented opposition and politically apathetic population during the boom years fuelled by oil.
Pro-government thugs beat up some of the protesters.
About 2,500 people marched across the far eastern port of Vladivostok to denounce the Cabinet’s decision to increase car import tariffs, shouting slogans urging Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to resign. Many there make their living by importing cars.
Meanwhile in Moscow arrests were made as about 1,000 diehard Communists rallied in a central square hemmed in by heavy police cordons.
Communist Party chief Gennady Zyuganov told them the Kremlin must throw out Western capitalism and impose sweeping nationalisation.
Eduard Limonov, leader of the banned National Bolshevik Party - and one of the Kremlin’s most radical critics - was arrested at another Moscow square.
Red flags and even images of Lenin and Stalin are borne aloft as Communists and members of the Action Society of Russia’s Citizens march in Vladivostok
Police dispersed demonstrators from the United Civil Front, comprising several radical opposition groups, who launched an illegal rally on a street near the Kremlin.
Protesters gathered near an Metro station but then sidestepped police by taking a train across the city to another location.
Some of the protesters were later arrested. Others were brutally beaten up by activists from pro-Kremlin youth groups.
Several dozen demonstrators marched on a central Moscow street, shouting slogans such as ‘Down with the government!’ and ‘Russia without Putin!’
‘We are demanding civil freedoms and pushing for the government’s resignation,’ said one of the protesters, Valery Nadezhdin.
Several van-loads of riot police only arrived at the site after protesters dispersed.
The protests come after years in which the Kremlin has sidelined political opponents and established tight controls over civil society and the media, rolling back many post-Soviet freedoms.
Today a small group of activists from an opposition youth group, We, stood near the Russian government’s monolithic headquarters with blank posters and their lips sealed with tape. All were arrested.
The authorities countered with a rally of the main pro-Kremlin United Russia party next to the Kremlin - an area off-limits to all other demonstrations - where soldiers served hot tea and biscuits to some 9,000 participants.
United Russia also staged similar rallies in several other cities across Russia.
In St. Petersburg, where opposition groups were banned from holding rallies, they put individual protesters on the streets.
One, Denis Vasilyev of the United Civil Front, stood on a street with a placard saying: ‘Put the Government Under People’s Control!’
Police took down his details.
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Courageous people. I hope to heaven they succeed, but where is the leadership to take up the standard? Putin and company have managed to “disappear” any substantive opposition in the media and the political process. McCain wasn’t wrong … he saw KGB in Putin’s eyes — what else would you find in that thug’s eyes? BK
I should clarify … I hope freedom-loving Russians prevail, not that a neo-Bolshevik revolution should occur. In any event, Putin continues to be all powerful, no matter what. Bk
i wish someone tolerable would finally rise to power in that country. we end up with this KGB thug who is hell bent on restoring the cold war even though we won the last one.
Hmmm KGB controlling Russia, and pro-communism demonstrations….they’ve come far since the 50-80’s
Dr. Jack Wheeler has been predicting this for sometime now. Wheeler is the guy who came up with the small war strategy under Reagan which was one of the factors to bring down the USSR. He also claims to have put Putin down in an arm wrestling match at a bar in the DC area many years ago.
Did you know that the Russian economy has completely collapsed?
Did you know that when they invaded Georgia the soldiers looted things like USED shoes and socks, USED toothbrushes and toothpaste because they did not have any?
Did you know that they are almost defenseless in Siberia and that the Chiness could just about walk in and take over?
Did you know that there have been lots of riots in the outlying areas but not covered by the MSM at all?
Looks like Fidel and Chavez are on their own!
Fuck Russia. The commies are taking charge here in the US.
the ussr is doing very well i don’t no why the commies hate him they usually support him and in actuality when the shit hit the fan in October and September they withdrawn all of the businesses (becasue all of there corporations are owned by the government its just like how thee ussr was before)
personally i would love to see struggle and upheaval and cofusion and destruction and dissintegration of the current moral fabric and the borders of the russian state… fuck them all! they deserve everything bad after what they’ve done and let happen, stupid fucking catle.
The real problem for Putin is not the red brigade type. He is losing power drastically in all of the outlying areas. These areas contain a lot manufacturing and most of the natural resources.
This looks like a to-do list for the dems!
Commie manefesto/democratic platform…same,same.
forgot to hit the paste line..
Dr. Jack Wheeler has been predicting this for sometime now. Wheeler is the guy who came up with the small war strategy under Reagan which was one of the factors to bring down the USSR. He also claims to have put Putin down in an arm wrestling match at a bar in the DC area many years ago.
Did you know that the Russian economy has completely collapsed?
Did you know that when they invaded Georgia the soldiers looted things like USED shoes and socks, USED toothbrushes and toothpaste because they did not have any?
Did you know that they are almost defenseless in Siberia and that the Chiness could just about walk in and take over?
Did you know that there have been lots of riots in the outlying areas but not covered by the MSM at all.