Around 200 miles southwest of Moscow, Oryol is a world away from the bright lights and prosperity of Russia’s capital city. To understand the tens of thousands of demonstrators who turned out across the nation to protest the detention of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, look here.
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Russian women holding roses and signs form a human chain using Valentine's Day to express support for the wife of jailed opposition leader Navalny and political prisoners, in Saint Petersburg on Feb. 14, 2021.
