Barnaul News
Putin woos police with wage pledge
Barnaul - Vladimir Putin sought to bolster his authority ahead of a March presidential election on Tuesday by promising hefty pay rises for police in Moscow where opposition activists are gearing up for more protests demanding political change.
Posted on 21 February 2012 | 11:57 pm
Putin woos police with wage promises ahead of poll
BARNAUL, Russia (Reuters) - Russia's Vladimir Putin sought to bolster his authority ahead of a March presidential election on Tuesday by promising hefty pay rises for police in Moscow where opposition activists are gearing up for more protests demanding political change. Putin, now prime minister, is all but certain to win a six-year term in the March 4 vote but a wave of demonstrations since ...
Posted on 21 February 2012 | 7:15 pm
Anti-Putin protesters get round rally ban
In the Siberian city of Barnaul, anti-Vladimir Putin protesters got round a local ban on demonstrations by substituting themselves with toys. It was…
Posted on 20 February 2012 | 8:20 am
Russia toy protest goes on despite government ban
A government ban couldn’t stop toy protestors in the Siberian city of Barnaul from demonstrating against presidential candidate Vladimir Putin ahead of Russian elections scheduled for next month. Protesting plastic elephants, tigers and Legos appeared in the snow in the Barnaul's central square, Sunday, Reuters reported. Russian officials had previously denied people’s requests for permission to ...
Posted on 20 February 2012 | 5:10 am
Toys carry message of Russian protesters
Moscow - Russian protesters set up plastic elephants, toy tigers and Lego men carrying banners against Vladimir Putin's 12-year rule on Sunday in the Siberian city of Barnaul, where demonstrations have been banned ahead of the March 4 presidential election.
Posted on 19 February 2012 | 11:57 pm
Barnaul - Vladimir Putin sought to bolster his authority ahead of a March presidential election on Tuesday by promising hefty pay rises for police in Moscow where opposition activists are gearing up for more protests demanding political change.
Posted on 21 February 2012 | 11:57 pm
Putin woos police with wage promises ahead of poll
BARNAUL, Russia (Reuters) - Russia's Vladimir Putin sought to bolster his authority ahead of a March presidential election on Tuesday by promising hefty pay rises for police in Moscow where opposition activists are gearing up for more protests demanding political change. Putin, now prime minister, is all but certain to win a six-year term in the March 4 vote but a wave of demonstrations since ...
Posted on 21 February 2012 | 7:15 pm
Anti-Putin protesters get round rally ban
In the Siberian city of Barnaul, anti-Vladimir Putin protesters got round a local ban on demonstrations by substituting themselves with toys. It was…
Posted on 20 February 2012 | 8:20 am
Russia toy protest goes on despite government ban
A government ban couldn’t stop toy protestors in the Siberian city of Barnaul from demonstrating against presidential candidate Vladimir Putin ahead of Russian elections scheduled for next month. Protesting plastic elephants, tigers and Legos appeared in the snow in the Barnaul's central square, Sunday, Reuters reported. Russian officials had previously denied people’s requests for permission to ...
Posted on 20 February 2012 | 5:10 am
Toys carry message of Russian protesters
Moscow - Russian protesters set up plastic elephants, toy tigers and Lego men carrying banners against Vladimir Putin's 12-year rule on Sunday in the Siberian city of Barnaul, where demonstrations have been banned ahead of the March 4 presidential election.
Posted on 19 February 2012 | 11:57 pm