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Anti-Putin Protesters Ring Moscow

Thousands Form Human Chain in Novel Spectacle a Week Before Russian Voters Are Set to Elect Him President Again

MOSCOW—Muscovites wearing white ribbons ventured out under a light snow Sunday and created a festive spectacle like nothing anyone remembers seeing before in the Russian capital. They formed a human chain along the entire 10-mile Garden Ring Road encircling the city center.

For an hour they stood side by side, joined hands, chatted and waved at passing motorists who honked in approval. In case no one got the point, a few held signs...

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