More than 200,000 people face the cold in Russia in favor and against Vladimir Putin

Manifestants Against Putin.Source:Reuters

Despite the freezing temperatures that marked the thermometers in Russia ,which sometimes reached -20 ° C,  the Russians either by ordering a fair elections system, or the continuation of Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin, took the streets to show their fears, feelings and commitments.

As state police sources affirmed, the group "Pro Putin", organized by the political party “United Russia” had more participants than the reunion against Putin. In total 138,000 people singed slogans to support the current president and leading candidate to re-occupy the Russian Presidential house.

On the other hand, the opposition convened in principle 36,000 persons, which has been described by some as "impossible", since according to various sources, the number of participants was much higher.

Although the demonstration against Putin  registered less people, it’ s true that there were more participants than the previous one organized, which took place on December 24, 2011 in Moscow, more specifically in Sakharov Avenue. At that time,   attendance reached 30,000 people.

More than one person and two were surprised by the fact that some of the protesters of the  concentration Pro-Putin arrived  from all corners of Russia to Moscow thanks to buses of Post of the country and Russia Channel. Some people said convinced that this showed that these official workers  were forced to go to the demonstration.

It can sound strange, but both manifestations agreed in two things. Firstly, in one of the multiple slogans that they chose. Although the Pro-Putin supporters showed their support to the current president to be reelected in the next elections, and the manifestators Against Putin, which alleged the illegality of the country's last elections, both chose the phrase "For a fair elections system."

They also agreed on other thing, and it was to combat their biggest enemy: the cold. To combat it, the Russians were attired in scarves, hats, fur coats and "valenki", which are a typical Russian wool boots. The most radical nationalists, in particular, covered their faces with scarves to avoid being recognized by law forces.

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