Tens of thousands took to the streets of Moscow Saturday for rival rallies duelling over Russia's future, in a test of strength for the anti-Vladimir Putin movement one month before presidential polls.
Supporters take part in a pro-Putin rally at Poklonnaya Gora War Memorial Park in Moscow. Tens of thousands have taken to the streets of Moscow for rival rallies opposing and supporting Russian strongman Vladimir Putin's political domination one month ahead of presidential polls.
Bundled up in down jackets, fur coats and felt boots, the demonstrators defied freezing weather of around minus 17 degrees Celsius (1.5 Fahrenheit) as Russia's political temperature heated up ahead of the March 4 elections.
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