Temperatures far below freezing in Moscow tested the power and perseverance of a street protest movement fuelled by suspicions of fraud in a December parliamentary election and dismay among some Russians over Mr Putin's plan to rule at least six more years.
Tens of thousands of Russians defied the bitter cold on Saturday to demand fair elections in a march against Vladimir Putin's 12-year rule, and thousands of others staged a rally supporting the prime minister.
Opposition protesters also organised smaller protests in other cities across the vast country, one month before the March 4 presidential election which Mr Putin is expected to win.
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