Russian riot police detain an opposition supporter during a rally organized by opposition leader Garry Kasparov's coalition The Other Russia, 25 November 2007 in Saint Petersburg. Russian riot police on Sunday detained opposition leaders and some 150 other protestors in Saint Petersburg as they broke up the second demonstration against President Vladimir Putin in two days. Getty Images logo Getty Images 26 months ago

Russian riot police detain an opposition supporter during a rally organized by opposition leader Garry Kasparov's coalition The Other Russia, 25 November 2007 in Saint Petersburg. Russian riot police on Sunday detained opposition leaders and some 150 other protestors in Saint Petersburg as they broke up the second demonstration against President Vladimir Putin in two days.

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