Organizers of a "carousel-style" protest in the Russian capital on January 29 pronounced victory in their effort to attract around 2,000 vehicles to rally support for planned "For Fair Elections" demonstrations on February 4, RFE/RL's Russian Service reported. Social networks and a new civic group called the League of Voters encouraged motorists and other pro-democracy Muscovites to display white ribbons or other white symbols and travel Moscow's "Garden Ring," a circular avenue around downtown.
Moscow's 'Garden Ring' Site Of Pro-Democracy Event
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Anticorruption blogger and political activist Aleksei Navalny, who has played a role in postelection protests since the State Duma elections on December 4, was among the supporters.
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