These Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 photos show a dozen people from the thousands who attended a massive protest against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's rule in Bolotnaya square in Moscow. Despite temperatures plunging to minus 20 C (minus 4 F), masses of Russians took to the streets of Moscow to challenge Putin's bid to reclaim presidency in March. Top row from left are Yekaterina, 26, a translator; Artur Gazarov, 43; Liliya Pevter, 62, a pensioner; Kirill, 26, a scientist. Middle row from left are Mikhail Shats, 46, an actor; Nina Lipkina, 53, unemployed; Tatyana Lazareva, 46, a television presenter; Vyacheslav Barannikov, 38, an engineer. Bottom row from left are Igor German, 23, an engineer; Gennady, 73, a pensioner; Dmitry Polosov, 25, a scientist; Yana Romanova, 35, a designer. (AP)
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