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In August 2012, priest and human rights activist Gleb Yakunin held a prayer service in support of the members of the band Pussy Riot outside Moscow’s Cathedral of Christ the Saviour. He stated that he did not consider their act blasphemy but rather “holy foolishness,” and called for mercy and forgiveness. According to Yakunin, “flourishingevil” exists both within the Church and in the country, and the harsh sentence given to the group members contradicts Christian values. The service was peaceful and became a symbolic gesture of solidarity with the convicted women.

Former leader of the Movement Against Illegal Immigration (DPNI), Alexander Belov-Potkin, speaks about the Caucasus and the behavior of Chechens, saying that Kadyrov has “powerful protection,” that Putin is not eternal, and that “living together isn’t working out.” He arrives to help his associates after a scuffle in which one of the DPNI members was injured.

Russian opposition figures Ilya Yashin, Boris Nemtsov, and others take part in the "March Against Scoundrels". Yashin is against carrying posters depicting the faces of State Duma deputies who voted in favor of the law. The march ends, and Nemtsov leaves the sign “as a keepsake.”

On January 19, an annual anti-fascist march took place in Moscow in memory of lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova, who were murdered in 2009. The event was approved by the authorities only after a compromise: participants agreed to refrain from carrying posters in order to avoid clashes with riot police and prevent tension. The organizers emphasized that this formal restriction did not change the essence of the march: its purpose was to preserve the memory of the victims and protest against the growing influence of nationalism. Participants stated that despite the killers having been punished, nationalists continue to enter politics and incite further violence. The march concluded with the laying of flowers at the site of the murder on Prechistenka Street.

A provocateur in Kirov prohibits the distribution of leaflets in support of Alexei Navalny, defendant in the Kirovles case.

Activists in Kirov distribute leaflets and hold one-person pickets in support of Alexei Navalny, defendant in the Kirovles case.

Arrests on Trubnaya Square in Moscow occuring during a protest. Police conducted mass document checks, after which people were forcibly taken into police vans for inspection. The incident was part of a larger campaign to suppress street protests in Moscow in the early 2010s.

Interview with Alexey Gaskarov, detained in the Bolotnaya Square case. Analysis of the events of the May 6 rally.

Signature collection for Sobyanin during the election campaign.

A meeting of municipal deputies before the Moscow mayoral elections: discussion of nominating a single candidate against Sergey Sobyanin. Alexei Navalny proposes that all opposition deputies submit their candidacies and unite within the People's Alliance.

Boris Nemtsov, Alexei Navalny, and Liya Akhedzhakova at the "Cosmos" Cinema for a screening of the May 6 Committee's film "Prisoners of Bolotnaya".

Demolition Derby (motorsports).