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The History Hour: Protesting against Putin

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02/04/2022 GMT

Protesting against Putin

BBC World Service - The History Hour, Protesting against Putin

A decade ago demonstrators tried to stop the Russian leader tightening his grip on power

How tens of thousands of protesters tried to stop the Russian leader tightening his grip on power, starting in late 2011.

Starting in late 2011, tens of thousands of protestors took to the streets to try to stop what they saw as a power grab by Russian leader Vladimir Putin. The movement was not successful, but analysts say it worried the Russian leader so much that he launched a crackdown on dissent that has lasted to this day. We hear from Russian rock journalist, Artemy Troitsky, who composed a song that became an anthem of what was sometimes called the "Snow Revolution".

Also, the launch of the first women's newspaper in Afghanistan, how black stuntmen demanded work from the big studios in Hollywood, and the dramatic story of the women who escaped a violent cult based in South London.

Photo: An anti-Putin rally in Moscow in December 2011. Credit: Getty Images

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