{"id":457426,"date":"2010-03-22T05:42:43","date_gmt":"2010-03-22T09:42:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/russia-rises-up-against-putin-2010-3"},"modified":"2010-03-22T05:42:43","modified_gmt":"2010-03-22T09:42:43","slug":"russia-rises-up-against-putin-in-day-of-anger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/457426","title":{"rendered":"Russia Rises Up Against Putin In ‘Day Of Anger’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Thousands of Russians have come out to protest against the extended rule of Mr. Putin, on what they called a ‘Day of Anger’, as there’s a growing perception that living standards have deteriorated under his watch.<\/p>\n

Opposition groups are uniting to complain about growing economic difficulty across the nation post-crisis:<\/p>\n

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At least 1,500 people turned out in the Pacific port of Vladivostok, raising their hands to support a motion to dismiss Putin’s government. Around 1,000 rallied in Saint Petersburg and hundreds gathered in several other cities.<\/p>\n

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“People have no work and they are fed up,” said Ivan Fotodtov, 26, a Vladivostok web designer who braved snow to protest rising bills cutting into his stagnant wages.<\/p>\n

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“Each region has its own issues, but everyone sees their lives are getting worse,” Nemtsov told Reuters. “The protests are only going to grow.”<\/p>\n

It’s still a relatively modest movement, but it could be gaining steam. Read more here ><\/a><\/p>\n

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