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Vladimir Putin begins new presidential term Vladimir V. Putin took the presidential oath of office for the third time. Outside, the streets were mostly empty, except for knots of would-be demonstrators who were hustled off to police vans.
May 7, 2012
Russia's President Vladimir Putin enters Andreyevsky (St.Andrew's ) Hall at the Great Kremlin Palace in Moscow’s Kremlin during his inauguration ceremony. Putin took his oath of office to become Russia's president for a historic third mandate at a glittering ceremony inside the Kremlin.
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May 7, 2012
Russia's departing President Dmitry Medvedev, right, shakes hands with his predecessor and successor, Vladimir Putin, in Moscow’s Kremlin during Putin's inauguration ceremony.
Yekaterina Shtukina
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May 7, 2012
Russia's president-elect Vladimir Putin takes his oath of office in the Kremlin.
Alexey Druzhinin
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May 7, 2012
Russia's President Vladimir Putin and his wife, Lyudmila, attend a service at Blagoveshchensky (the Annunciation) cathedral in the Kremlin after Putin's inauguration ceremony.
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May 7, 2012
Russia's President Vladimir Putin, right, and Russian Orthodox Church head, Patriarch Kirill, left, attend a service at Blagoveshchensky (the Annunciation) cathedral in Moscow’s Kremlin after Putin's inauguration ceremony.
Alexey Druzhinin
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May 7, 2012
Russian opposition protesters march in downtown Moscow during Vladimir Putin's inauguration. Vladimir Putin took the oath of office in a brief but regal Kremlin ceremony on Monday, while on the streets outside thousands of helmeted riot police prevented hundreds of demonstrators from protesting his return to the presidency.
Ivan Sekretarev
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AP
May 7, 2012
Russian opposition protesters march in downtown Moscow during Vladimir Putin's inauguration.
Ivan Sekretarev
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AP
May 7, 2012
Riot police detain an opposition supporter during an unsanctioned protest in Moscow. Vladimir Putin was sworn in as Russia's president in a glittering Kremlin ceremony, starting a six-year term in which he faces growing dissent, economic problems and bitter political rivalries.
Denis Sinyakov
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Reuters
May 7, 2012
Police detain a woman after they broke up an opposition gathering in downtown Moscow shortly before Vladimir Putin's inauguration.
Ivan Sekretarev
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AP
May 7, 2012
Opposition leader and former Russian prime minister Mikhail Kasyanov stands to protest in downtown Moscow shortly after Vladimir Putin's inauguration. Putin's inauguration on Monday comes a day after an opposition protest drew more than 20,000 people, fewer than the mass demonstrations that preceded his election but still a sign that the anger over Putin's return to the Kremlin has not faded.
Misha Japaridze
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AP
May 6, 2012
Supporters of Prime Minister and President-elect Vladimir Putin wave flags during a supporters rally in central Moscow. Russian riot police beat protesters with batons and hauled away dozens after skirmishes broke out at a demonstration against Vladimir Putin on the eve of his return to the presidency.
Sergei Karpukhin
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Reuters
May 6, 2012
Russian riot police scuffle with protesters during the "march of the million" opposition protest in central Moscow. Police beat protesters with batons and hauled away dozens after skirmishes broke out at a demonstration in Moscow against Vladimir Putin on the eve of his return to the presidency.
Denis Sinyakov
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Reuters
May 6, 2012
A wounded opposition protester winces in pain during a rally in Moscow. Riot police in Moscow arrested protesters who were trying to reach the Kremlin in a demonstration on the eve of Vladimir Putin's inauguration as president.
Mikhail Metzel
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AP
May 1, 2012
Red flags fly near the monument to Vladimir Lenin during the May Labor Day rally of the Russian Communist Party in Moscow. Russia's president-elect Vladimir Putin and outgoing head of state Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday joined more than 100,000 people in a Soviet-style mass march through Moscow to celebrate the May 1 labor day.
Kirill Kudryavtsev
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May 1, 2012
A Communist Party supporter holds a poster depicting Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin during a rally to mark May Day in Moscow.
Mikhail Metzel
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AP
May 1, 2012
A group of Russian nationalists hold a banner that reads: "Russian March" and old Russian Empire flags as they march to mark May Day in Moscow. Around 100,000 people in Moscow, including President Dmitry Medvedev and President-elect Vladimir Putin, took part in the main May Day march through the city center.
Alexander Zemlianichenko
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AP
March 10, 2012
Protesters take part in a demonstration for fair elections on Novy Arbat Street in central Moscow. People gathered to protest against violations during the parliamentary elections in December 2011 and at the recent presidential elections on March 4, according to organizers.
Sergei Karpukhin
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Reuters
March 10, 2012
Police detain a protester for taking part in an unsanctioned opposition rally for fair elections in St. Petersburg.
Alexander Demianchuk
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Reuters
March 10, 2012
Several thousand Russians gathered in central Moscow on Saturday for a rally seen as a test of the opposition's ability to mount a sustained challenge to President-elect Vladimir Putin.
Denis Sinyakov
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Reuters
March 10, 2012
A protester takes part in a demonstration for fair elections on Novy Arbat Street in central Moscow. The board on the left displays an image of Putin and reads "12 years more? Thanks, no!"
Sergei Karpukhin
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Reuters
March 10, 2012
Riot police detain Left Front movement leader Sergei Udaltsov during a demonstration for fair elections in central Moscow.
Denis Sinyakov
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Reuters
March 7, 2012
Russian prime minister and President-elect Vladimir Putin visits the Battle for Borodino panorama museum, which opened after renovation in Moscow.
Yana Lapikova
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March 7, 2012
Putin visits the election monitoring center in Moscow. He won his third presidential term in Sunday's election.
Yana Lapikova
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AP
March 5, 2012
A participant holds a placard displaying an image of Vladimir Putin during a protest demanding fair elections held in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don. International monitors said Russia's presidential election was clearly skewed to favor Vladimir Putin, a verdict that could spur protesters planning to take to the streets to challenge his right to rule.
Vladimir Konstantinov
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Reuters
March 6, 2012
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, newly reelected to the presidency, walk in to attend a meeting on taxation issues at the Gorki presidential residence outside Moscow.
Ria Novosti
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Reuters
March 6, 2012
Russian police officers detain an opposition activist during a protest against alleged vote rigging in St. Petersburg. Several protesters were detained in St. Petersburg during an unauthorized rally to protest Vladimir Putin's victory in the Russian presidential election.
Dmitry Lovetsky
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AP
March 5, 2012
Russian police officers detain an opposition protester during a protest near the Central Election Committee in Moscow. Demonstrators are contesting the outcome of the vote, pointing to a campaign heavily slanted in Putin's favor and to reports of widespread violations in Sunday's ballot.
Ivan Sekretarev
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AP
March 5, 2012
Police officers detain a demonstrator, center, after a rally in Pushkin Square protest in Moscow. Riot police on Monday broke up an opposition protest contesting Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's victory in Russia's presidential election, arresting dozens of participants, including prominent opposition leaders.
Alexander Zemlianichenko
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AP
March 5, 2012
Police officers detain an opposition demonstrator after the massive rally in Pushkin Square in Moscow.
Alexander Zemlianichenko
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AP
March 5, 2012
Opposition leader Alexey Navalny speaks to his supporters after being released from police custody after a massive rally at Pushkin Square in Moscow. Riot police on Monday broke up an opposition protest contesting Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's victory in Russia's presidential election, arresting dozens of participants, including prominent opposition leaders. The police action followed a rally in downtown Moscow that drew about 20,000 protesters angry over a campaign allegedly slanted in Putin's favor and reports of widespread violations in Sunday's ballot.
Sergey Ponomarev
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AP
March 5, 2012
Riot police officers block opposition activists during a protest against vote rigging in St. Petersburg, with the St. Isaak's Cathedral seen in the background. More then 100 protesters were arrested in St. Petersburg, where about 2,000 gathered for an unauthorized rally to protest Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's victory in Russia’s presidential election.
Dmitry Lovetsky
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AP
March 5, 2012
Supporters of Vladimir Putin rally at the central Manezhnaya Square just outside the Kremlin as they celebrate his presidential-election victory in Moscow.
Sergei Grits
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AP
March 5, 2012
Communist Party supporters hold a rally in Moscow against results of the Russian presidential election.
Mikhail Metzel
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AP
March 5, 2012
Opposition supporters gather before a protest demanding fair elections in central Moscow. International monitors said Russia's presidential election was clearly skewed to favor Vladimir Putin, a verdict that could spur protesters planning to take to the streets to challenge his right to rule.
Denis Sinyakov
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Reuters
March 5, 2012
Sergei Udaltsov, leader of opposition party Left Front, speaks to the media before a protest demanding fair elections in central Moscow.
Denis Sinyakov
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Reuters
March 5, 2012
Supporters of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin wave flags during a rally held close to Moscow 's Kremlin.
Pawel Kopczynski
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Reuters
March 5, 2012
A participant stands beneath a placard during a rally in support of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin held close to Moscow 's Kremlin.
Pawel Kopczynski
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Reuters
March 5, 2012
Supporters of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin wave flags during a rally in central Moscow.
Pawel Kopczynski
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Reuters
March 5, 2012
A general view shows supporters of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin during a rally held close to Moscow 's Kremlin.
Pawel Kopczynski
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Reuters
March 5, 2012
Cossacks attend a support rally for Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don.
Vladimir Konstantinov
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Reuters
March 4, 2012
Russian Prime Minister and former president Vladimir Putin, left, flanked by outgoing President Dmitry Medvedev, tears up as he claims victory in the presidential race at a huge rally outside the Kremlin in Moscow. The opposition and independent observers say Putin's claim on the presidency has been marred by widespread election violations.
Ivan Sekretarev
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AP
March 4, 2012
Putin supporters wave flags during a rally in Manezhnaya Square near the Kremlin in central Moscow. At the rally, Putin thanked his supporters for giving him a new six-year term and for helping foil what he called foreign plots aimed at weakening the country.
Mikhail Voskresensky
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Reuters
March 4, 2012
Putin supporters wave flags during a rally in Manezhnaya Square near the Kremlin.
Mikhail Voskresensky
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Reuters
March 4, 2012
An election poster with a portrait of Putin that reads "Your voice needed to win!" is seen through a bus window in Krasnoyarsk, Russia.
Yuri Antonov
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AP
March 4, 2012
Russian service members vote at a polling station on a military base just outside Moscow.
Pavel Pavlov
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Reuters
March 4, 2012
Soldiers wait to vote in the presidential election at a polling station in Moscow.
Dmitry Korotayev
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March 4, 2012
An election commission official walks through deep snow to carry a mobile voting box to a voter's home in the village of Lomakino in western Russia's Smolensk region.
Sergei Grits
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AP
March 4, 2012
A woman casts her ballot in a mobile ballot box outside her house in the village of Oktyabrskoye, 273 miles from Moscow.
Vasily Fedosenko
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Reuters
March 4, 2012
An elderly Russian woman reads her ballot in the village of Novaya Rzhavka, in western Russia's Smolensk region.
Sergei Grits
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AP
March 4, 2012
A Russian woman casts her ballot in the village of Lomakino.
Sergei Grits
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AP
March 4, 2012
Russian cosmonauts, from left, Anatoly Ivanishin, Oleg Kononenko and Anton Shkaplerov speak with election commission officials at mission control by video from the international space station to communicate their votes.
Sergei Remezov
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Reuters
March 4, 2012
Inmates receive ballots at a polling station in Butyrka prison in Moscow.
Yuri Tutov
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AP
March 3, 2012
An activist with the Ukrainian group Femen writes a message on the back of a fellow Femen member as they prepare for a protest in Moscow before the election.
Denis Sinyakov
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Reuters
March 4, 2012
A man passes by screens that display portraits of the candidates and show the preliminary results of the presidential election at Putin's campaign headquarters in Moscow.
Grigory Dukor
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Reuters
March 4, 2012
Presidential candidate Mikhail Prokhorov speaks after a news conference in his election office in Moscow. Prokhorov, a Russian billionaire who owns the New Jersey Nets, was a late entrant to the race.
Oleg Nikishin
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Getty Images
March 4, 2012
Presidential candidate Vladimir Zhirinovsky, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia, speaks to the media after voting at a polling station in Moscow.
Mikhail Voskresensky
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Reuters
March 4, 2012
Presidential candidate Sergei Mironov, leader of the Fair Russia Party, poses as he casts his ballot at a polling station in Moscow.
Anton Golubev
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Reuters
March 4, 2012
Presidential candidate Gennady Zyuganov, the Communist Party leader, delivers a speech at his campaign headquarters in Moscow.
Tatyana Makeyeva
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Reuters
March 4, 2012
A screen at the headquarters of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation in Moscow shows live video feeds from polling stations via a network of webcams installed across the country. The government installed webcams at polling stations to try to show it was committed to combatting fraud.
Denis Sinyakov
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Reuters
March 4, 2012
Members of a local electoral commission empty a ballot box at a polling station in the western Russian town of Khislavichi, 273 miles from Moscow.
Vasily Fedosenko
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Reuters
March 4, 2012
The head of a local electoral commission stands in front of a webcam attached to a wall to show a live broadcast and demonstrates a protocol after counting ballots at a polling station in the village of Sliznevo outside Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk.
Ilya Naymushin
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Reuters
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