Election Boycott Rallies Sweep Russia

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Thousands of Russians across the country heard the call of Russian anticorruption activist and opposition politician Aleksei Navalny and rallied on January 28 in a pledge to boycott the country's upcoming presidential election after Navalny was barred from running. RFE/RL filmed the protests in the cities of Vladivostok, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, Yekaterinburg, Kazan, and Saratov. (RFE/RL's Russian Service)