Reputable business outlet RBC.ru reports(opens in a new tab) on the complicated maths of the Russian authorities, almost desperately attempting to belittle the countrywide protests against the detaining of dissident Alexei Navalny:
Moscow’s Department of Regional Security reports to RBC that around 300 people took part in the un-sanctioned meeting in support of Alexei Navalny.
The NGO OVD-Info, collecting public records from Moscow police authorities on individuals detained during the protests, has established 1,871(opens in a new tab) were detained during the 31 January protests.
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Now you see how Putin gets elected every time, the same people count his votes.
What kind of fascism is that that 300 participated but 1,871 were detained? Reality is that a million participated and at least 8,000 were detained.