Russian election protests 2011

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political demonstration protest movement

The Russian election protests of 2011 were a large wave of demonstrations across Russia challenging alleged fraud in the parliamentary elections and expressing broader opposition to Vladimir Putin’s rule.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form	Occurrences
2011 Russian legislative election	1
2012 Russian protests	1
Bolotnaya Square protests	1
Bolotnaya Square rally	1
Sakharov Avenue rally	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	political demonstration ⓘ protest movement ⓘ
country	Russia ⓘ
demand	annulment of disputed election results ⓘ fair and transparent elections ⓘ registration of opposition parties ⓘ release of political prisoners ⓘ
estimatedAttendance	hundreds of thousands nationwide ⓘ tens of thousands in Moscow ⓘ
followedBy	Russian election protests 2011 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 2012 Russian protests
hasCause	alleged electoral fraud in 2011 Russian legislative election ⓘ perceived lack of political competition in Russia ⓘ public dissatisfaction with Vladimir Putin ⓘ
location	Moscow ⓘ St. Petersburg ⓘ surface form: Saint Petersburg other Russian cities ⓘ
mainOrganizers	Russian opposition activists ⓘ civil society groups ⓘ independent election observers ⓘ
method	marches ⓘ online mobilization ⓘ rallies ⓘ street demonstrations ⓘ
opposed	United Russia party ⓘ Vladimir Putin’s continued rule ⓘ alleged fraud in State Duma elections ⓘ
participant	Alexei Navalny ⓘ Boris Nemtsov ⓘ Sergei Udaltsov ⓘ
politicalContext	Vladimir Putin’s planned return to presidency in 2012 ⓘ dominance of United Russia party ⓘ
relatedTo	Russian election protests 2011 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 2011 Russian legislative election 2012 Russian presidential election ⓘ
responseBy	Riot police ⓘ Government of the Russian Federation ⓘ surface form: Russian government
result	criminal cases against opposition activists ⓘ increased restrictions on public assembly ⓘ mass arrests of protesters ⓘ tightening of laws on NGOs and protests ⓘ
significantEvent	Russian election protests 2011 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Bolotnaya Square rally Russian election protests 2011 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Sakharov Avenue rally
slogan	For Fair Elections ⓘ Russia Without Putin ⓘ We exist ⓘ
startTime	2011-12 ⓘ
usedMedium	blogs ⓘ independent media ⓘ social networks ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Protester → associatedWithEvent → Russian election protests 2011 ⓘ

Russian election protests 2011 → followedBy → Russian election protests 2011 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: 2012 Russian protests

Sergei Udaltsov → participatedIn → Russian election protests 2011 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bolotnaya Square protests

Russian election protests 2011 → relatedTo → Russian election protests 2011 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: 2011 Russian legislative election

Russian election protests 2011 → significantEvent → Russian election protests 2011 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bolotnaya Square rally

Russian election protests 2011 → significantEvent → Russian election protests 2011 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sakharov Avenue rally