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Russia Civil Unrest

Russia Civil Disorder

This is a general Thread to Discuss civil strife in Russia where protests are causing clashes with authorities.

When riots happen in Russia how are they normally quelled?

Note: There are more specific Threads that detail crime, politics and terrorism for Russia - do search.

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Artist nails his testicles to ground in Red Square: Video - Warning -

Performance artist Pyotr Pavlensky stages protest at 'apathy, political indifference and fatalism of Russian society' Ref. Source 2

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Russian police detain protesters

Seven opponents of President Vladimir Putin were sentenced to prison terms ranging from two and a half to four years on Monday over a demonstration that turned violent, and riot police detained over 100 people protesting outside the court. Ref. Source 5

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Kasparov Expects Violent Uprising in Russia:

Putin's opponents from all over the world keep using the murder of the opposition politician to put the blame on the Russian President. It is clear that a Russian revolution is their intended aim. Ref. Source 9

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Pictures Putin doesn't want you to see. IT WAS supposed to be a day of national celebration, however things have turned seriously ugly in Russia and it could be a major challenge for President Putin. Source 7u.

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The Russians have a completely different set of laws and standards than we do IRT handling these situations. The Russians take a much more authoritarian and violent approach when dealing with civil unrest. In truth, there are vast differences even among Western Democracies in how events like this are handled.

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This is really scary. I worry for the state of the world, when there is unrest over there. It may spill over into the rest of the world.

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Yes, it could if nuts get their hands on nukes. That's always been the fear since reasonable people it's assumed wouldn't use nukes.