In light of the recent actions taken against Russian opposition leader, politician, lawyer, and anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny, thousands upon thousands of Russian people took to the streets to protest.
More specifically, the great public backlash was sparked by a number of things, primarily the poisoning and arrest of Alexei Navalny, lack of an adequate response from Putin’s cabinet, and the release of Palace for Putin, a documentary that discusses the alleged government corruption by Vladimir Putin over the building of the Residence at Cape Idokopas, Gelendzhik Urban Okrug, Krasnodar Krai, Russia.
Since January 23, protests against the Russian government have been held in over 100 towns and cities, including the now-famous protest in the Siberian city of Yakutsk, where the temperature scale went down to -50 Celsius or -58 Fahrenheit, so talk about dedication!
Bored Panda has collected some of the most stunning pictures of the protests, which you can check out and discuss below.
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Protests erupt in Russia after arrest of opposition leader Alexey Navalny
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In Murmansk, north Russia, there is a sizeable turnout at the protest today
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