The Boos and the Ballots: Russia’s 2011 Election Heads to Its Finale
02 Dec 2011 EWR Online
Vladimir Kara Murza
1 December 2011
The closing days of Russia’s 2011 election campaign did not go well for Vladimir Putin. On November 20th—for the first time in his 12-year rule—Putin was booed by a thousands-strong crowd at a Moscow stadium. Russian television carried his speech—and the boos—live, but edited the soundtrack during subsequent playbacks....
