Unsanctioned Antigovernment Protest Held In Moscow

Protesters laid flowers on a monument dedicated to victims of political repression near the headquarters of the Federal Security Service (FSB) on Moscow's Lubyanka Square.

Independent sources estimated that the crowd of demonstrators numbered around 2,000 people.

Opposition leader Sergei Udaltsov spoke at the demonstration on Lubyanka Square .

A police helicopter loomed over the crowd all afternoon and police were also seen photographing demonstrators.