Re: [Marxism] Revolt in in the Air

[Jeffrey Thomas Piercy <mqduck@xxxxxxxxx>]

Also from the Guardian:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/feb/01/russia-protests-vladivostok-moscow

Russia rocked by financial crisis protests

A wave of protests swept across Russia yesterday in one of the first 
signs of mass discontent with the Kremlin's handling of the financial 
crisis.

More than 2,500 people attended a demonstration in Vladivostok against 
the government's decision to raise import tariffs on cars.

In Moscow, about 2,000 gathered at protests uniting civil rights 
activists, communists and pensioners disgruntled at rising food and 
utility bills. There were smaller demonstrations in other cities. It was 
the first time such diverse groups had co-ordinated activities to direct 
their anger at president Dmitry Medvedev and prime minister Vladimir Putin.

In Moscow, one of the leaders of the Other Russia movement, Eduard 
Limonov, was surrounded by riot police as he arrived at a central 
square. As he was arrested, Limonov said: "The government is bailing out 
its friends in banking corporations but doing nothing to help ordinary 
Russians survive this crisis."


Jay Moore wrote:
>   Governments across Europe tremble as angry people take to the streets
> 
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/jan/31/global-recession-europe-protests
> 
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