Russians are protesting over everything from garbage disposal to hospital closures, voicing grievances about deteriorating public services as President Vladimir Putin tries to manage an economy beset by falling oil prices and international sanctions.
Wall Street Journal: In a big shift, Russians take to the streets over everyday complaints
An young woman holds a poster reading "#Self-defense is not a crime" on a bridge across the Moskva river in Moscow on December 14, 2019, during a protest in support of three Russian sisters who stabbed their father to death in July 2018 after suffering years of beatings and sexual assault. - Investigators said on December 3, 2019 that two sisters who killed their father after years of abuse should face murder charges, in a case highlighting Russia's dire record on domestic violence. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP)
