| 2011-12-15 17:08 Don't provoke protesters, ex-minister Kudrin tells Putin |
Russia’s ex-finance minister Alexei Kudrin criticized on Thursday Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s remarks regarding the white ribbons worn by protesters at recent nationwide rallies against alleged electoral fraud.
American director Woody Allen began shooting his latest movie in Paris on Monday.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday said a European Parliament resolution calling for new State Duma elections “means nothing.” 
After Wimbledon Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova came to Belarus. 
Russian opposition arrested by police · 2007-04-16 16:01
Russian police have clashed with opposition protestors for the second day running after a peaceful demonstration against President Vladimir Putin.
ITAR-Tass news agency said about 120 people were detained following the protest by The Other Russia, an opposition coalition that accuses Putin of dismantling democracy.
Some 2,000 demonstrators called for free elections when Putin steps down next year.
The clashes in Saint Petersburg followed a violent crackdown on a similar rally by The Other Russia in Moscow on Saturday.
At least 200 people were arrested, including former world chess champion Garry Kasparov, who was released hours later.
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