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here, they pray that mr. putin will soon fall from power, but why? the singer says she believes mr. putin cheated in last december's parliamentary election. that is why she wants him out. >> when they perform in public, they select high-profile avenues. earlier this month, the concord red square and. -- they conquered red square. punk protest songs, right on the premiere's doorstep. it shows how the music scene has changed in russia. after all, it was not long ago that vladimir putin was top of the pops. there was a time when girl fans sang his praises. "we want a strong man." they once crude this. another -- "my love is vladimir ." >> the more people that criticize the power, the more it affects the society in general. that makes them understand they are vulnerable. >> there is still one girl and though, which is backing putin for president. they have become an internet sensation with a song about how clever and athletic mr. putin is. they warn against electing anyone else. vladimir putin hopes that other russians will soon be singing the same tune. bbc news, moscow. >> and that br
here, they pray that mr. putin will soon fall from power, but why? the singer says she believes mr. putin cheated in last december's parliamentary election. that is why she wants him out. >> when they perform in public, they select high-profile avenues. earlier this month, the concord red square and. -- they conquered red square. punk protest songs, right on the premiere's doorstep. it shows how the music scene has changed in russia. after all, it was not long ago that vladimir putin was...
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here, they pray mr. putin will soon be chased from power. why? >> this singer, who goes by a code name, said she believes mr. putin cheated in the last parliamentary election. that is why she wants him out. when pussy riot performs, they select high-profile venues like this roof opposite a jail where anti-government government protesters have been locked up. earlier this month, they conquered red square and saying, "putin has let himself -- wet himself." punk protest songs on the doorstep of the kremlin showing how much the political scene, and the music scene has changed in russia. it was not so long ago that vladimir putin was the tops. there was a time when girl bands sang his praises. likeant a strong anman putin." vladimir,is like puti puit." >> the more people that criticizes the power, the better it is for society in general because it makes the power realize that they are vulnerable. they're not invincible. >> there is still one girl band backing putin for president. these are wrapping russians have become an internet sensation with songs
here, they pray mr. putin will soon be chased from power. why? >> this singer, who goes by a code name, said she believes mr. putin cheated in the last parliamentary election. that is why she wants him out. when pussy riot performs, they select high-profile venues like this roof opposite a jail where anti-government government protesters have been locked up. earlier this month, they conquered red square and saying, "putin has let himself -- wet himself." punk protest songs on...
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that is why we support putin. at the tank factory, they pledged their loyalty to mr. putin live on tv. this man offered to come to moscow with his friends to take on the anti government protesters. today, they are taking the train to the regional capital. there, they join thousands of other workers from across the region at a pro-putin rally. the symbol here is the workers glove. this is a direct response to the young and middle-class in moscow who have been protesting against the government. away from the capital, the working class have faced in vladimir putin. -- have faith in vladimir putin. the crowd here was smaller than was promised. some of this seems stage manage. they are trying to get as many people as possible to pose with the same sign. one worker i spoke to said that his workmates only traveled to the rally because they were offered extra days off from work and free train tickets. just how popular really is letter putin in russia's industrial heartland. -- just how popular really is a vladimir putin? there is desire for change rather than a real belief th
that is why we support putin. at the tank factory, they pledged their loyalty to mr. putin live on tv. this man offered to come to moscow with his friends to take on the anti government protesters. today, they are taking the train to the regional capital. there, they join thousands of other workers from across the region at a pro-putin rally. the symbol here is the workers glove. this is a direct response to the young and middle-class in moscow who have been protesting against the government....
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reiner putin -- to assess the prime minister vladimir putin. his opponents and ridiculed the rest as a political stunt. from moscow, bbc has this report. >> this is the aftermath of the partner explosion the start of the investigation. it took place in the ukrainian port of odessa. in the rubble, security forces found evidence of homemade explosions. one man died. another was detained at the scene. that led to the dramatic arrest in february of chechnya and who today appeared on a state-owned channel. confessing to his involvement in a plot to kill russia's most powerful politician. quickly ousted to moscow to carry out an attack on vladimir putin -- >> we were asked to go to moscow to carry out an attack on vladimir putin. >> the timing of the tv report was attacked by opposition leaders who said vladimir putin was trying to gain advantage six days before the polls. vladimir putin's press secretary tell me this was absolutely a plot to kill his boss. in phone calls, the security force did not want to confirm that on the record. it is an organi
reiner putin -- to assess the prime minister vladimir putin. his opponents and ridiculed the rest as a political stunt. from moscow, bbc has this report. >> this is the aftermath of the partner explosion the start of the investigation. it took place in the ukrainian port of odessa. in the rubble, security forces found evidence of homemade explosions. one man died. another was detained at the scene. that led to the dramatic arrest in february of chechnya and who today appeared on a...
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putin who is moving from being prime minister to the presidency, we assume. >> whs's on his mind? >> will, i think he's facing an unexpected situation he announced-- he announced in october that he would run for the presidency and that the current president would then become his prime minister. >> rose: medvedev. >> medvedev, reversing what was done four years earlier. and it was assumed that this was a very normal trsfer of power reflecting putin's strengths. so then they had parliamentary elections in early december. and which were conducted more or less the way other poorlymenty elections had been conducted with some influence by the government and some cooking of the vote. but it then appeared that the middle class which had been largely created as a result of putin's previous efforts protested and was totally unexpected. so there were big demonstrations in moskow and smaller ones in othe cities. that objected to the lack of transparency of the system. >> rose: they thought the elections were in some cases fraudulent. >> yes. and ey had pictures of ballots being stuffed. so th
putin who is moving from being prime minister to the presidency, we assume. >> whs's on his mind? >> will, i think he's facing an unexpected situation he announced-- he announced in october that he would run for the presidency and that the current president would then become his prime minister. >> rose: medvedev. >> medvedev, reversing what was done four years earlier. and it was assumed that this was a very normal trsfer of power reflecting putin's strengths. so then...