It is hard for me to believe that Russians are so ignorant. Consciously or unconsciously these demonstrators are serving the interest of the Anglo Empire and undermining one of the most capable politicians that they have ever had. You people are lucky to have Putin.

Well said Putin… nothing stupid I’ve ever heard said by you. But what I really will be pleased to see achieved by you and DUMA is a Democracy which will NOT antagonise and divide the society as a whole but unite it and make the country strong.

Look at the American electoral circus, and indeed the dis-functionality of their government… seemingly Obama cannot deliver a single simple reform but any of his proposals being blocked in congress. A governmental body as such is not the solution of problems but the problem itself.

The Government of Ukraine should accept to be an essential part of the Eurasian Union. Russia-Ukraine as the leading couple of the Eurasian Union, similar to Germany-France in the European Union. Of course, if Turkey becomes part of the Eurasian Union, the Russia-Turkey couple would resemble more the Franco-German Axis in the European Union....but it is difficult because Turkey is a NATO member state, with a Customs Union with the European Union. Who knows, perhaps one day they will prefer to be head of a tiger instead of tail of a lion. And much more Ukraine, being the head of the Eurasian tiger rather than a far away small cat in the European Union, without any possibility to compete with Wester European products............

That infamous %1 are investing on color revolt, and they know it is a risky business.Sometimes they win and sometimes they loss. About 2 years ago they[George Soros] organized a green revolt in Iran after the presidential election and they FAILED.

Perhaps the dream of a Russia that believes in its flat tax regime enough to mobilize for the security of its elections, instead of despondently practice corruption and despair at the fall of the Soviet System has begun.  Without despair for the hope of widening freedom under the threat of entrepeneurial terrorists and post-Soviet decay, the protest is given a blessing by Moscow.
It seems to be the hope of the Russians to generate an atmosphere of hope, moving confidence in continuing reform.   It is also interesting to note China's process of increasing political insulation seems to have some parallel currency.  Attempting appeal to a people's loyal opposition seems to be de riguer for both Giants of Gog at this time, but will it translate to a flat tax rate for China?   I urge North Korea to convert to the Flat Tax Rate as soon as possible in order to pull China away from progressive marginalism of Tax Rate inefficiency and its underlying current of complacency and anti-national values.

Putin is supporting Assad, no normal democratic government would do that,this support alone is reason for all alarm bells to ring.

Compared with the recent and ongoing manipulated US elections, this will be a democratic one in Russia.

Unlike the cheaters and lairs- that oligarch thieves-whose fathers and grandfathers most likely also cheated fighting for Russia- Putin is the living example of a Great Patriotic Russian! I support Putin and Russia under Putin all the way! Go Russia; Go Putin. End to the oligarchs and the foreign money.

Also I know RT is owned by Ria Novosti but there is confusion in the covering of the Moscow rallies today at RT website. Thus, most images at RT are those organized by the oligarchs The but the there are no images of the biggest Pro Putin rally today at Poklonnaya Gora memorial. This is critical omission since the Pro Putin rally has attracted over 900,000 to 160,000 in comparison to the 30,000 of the oligarchs’ camp. Here is how Ria Novisti has noted the Pro Putin rally today in Moscow. Speakers at the pro-government rally in Moscow on Saturday lambasted the opposition, which held a parallel protest event elsewhere in the city, for plotting a revolution in the interests of Western powers. “We say no to the destruction of Russia. We say no to Orange arrogance. We say no to the American government…let’s take out the Orange trash,” political analyst Sergei Kurginyan said at the rally by Moscow’s Poklonnaya Gora memorial, which he co-organized. (Ria Novosti, 4 Feb, 2012)…. Police said between 90,000 and to 160,000 attended the event in support of Prime Minister and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin, compared to 35,000 at the opposition rally on Bolotnaya Ploshchad, whose organizers estimated attendance at 100,000. Speakers at Poklonnaya Gora said their opponents intend to overthrow Putin through public protests, like during Ukraine’s “Orange revolution” in 2004(Ria Novosti, 402-2012).

Hypothetically speaking even if the West had their desire of ousting Putin was realized with the Anti-Putin camp in Power they(West) would be in for a Nightmare as they put their Filthy hands into the "Bear's den" only to have them chopped off! The West must know that Putin is their Best bet but if they think that they know Russia too much for their own good then I'm afraid that they have another "thing" coming.

The anti-Putin oposition came out with the slogan of standing up against "thieves"--in the name of the same thieving oligarchs. Well, this presents an important opportunity (and also a necessity) for Putin to move, indeed, against those thieves and insist more strongly on the equality before the law (which, in the U.S. is a joke). Let's have some cleanup. Russian people are waiting for it and they will be grateful. Part of the reform should be a version of some "open sky initiative" :) ... the oligarchs should do their business in a transparent manner---electronically through a common, integrated clearing system (this is also very likely the future of money), if not, they would be liable to investigation for money laundering and tax evasion.

Apple I could not have said more precisely than you did. The not so ironic of the slogan against the thieves is that the real thieves- the same oligarchs- know that Putin must and would clean house after March 4, 2012 and because they do not want to do honest business they would try instead to destroy Russia and Putin.

think about Putin ask Alyona.  Putin get's almost get's no air time anywhere in the West.

Seems like Russians and Belorussians are more intelligent when it comes to dealing with fringe opposition thugs. Look at what happened to Georgia and Ukraine! Both ruled by thug criminals that the revolution brought up, the general population living in extreme poverty, starving and freezing to death. At least in Ukraine, they put the women criminal where she belongs: in prison! In Georgia, the thug started a war of aggression against Russia and brought even more misery to the country.

dont u russians feel freezing there..... Putin will give you new warm lands to live in s.asia....

I believe that systems and time make people in power. I've never been to a protest, and I never plan to go.   If something is necessary, it will happen regardless of my puny actions.  The last thing I want to do is destabilize the state that I live in and lose progress.  sure, Mr. Putin's evil.  FP Bush is evil.  President Obama is evil. They're all 'evil,' impersonal, whatever you wish to call them, humans in power.  I'm going to get a billion downvotes for this one, but do you really think they can hear you?  Do you think they care if there isn't a wad of cash involved? Their survival. That's just how this human game works.  Why can't we all just cooperate?

This demonstrations are clearly influenced by rallies like the ifamous orange revolution! That one ended with Ukraine's economic and political ruin, more or less! And not to mention the so called Rose revolution in Georgia! Thats an outright dissaster, with M. Saakashvili's psycotic idea, to make the country into an english speaking American military base, and the people with a lost culture and identity!!! So listen to what Mr. Putin says, because if you loose your way now, I am afraid you migth have trouble finding your great country in a state you want it! And the accusations that the government staged the pro Putin rallies have already been made in western media! I guess it have also contributed extra to the negative comments, that Russia (along with China), put down a veto in the Syrian question in the UNSC! Here in the west the media still can't come up with  any confirmed pictures or numbers of killed or anything, exept some US state backed Syrian Human rigths group situated in London's figures! They even blame you as having the responsibilty for the cassualties?!!! Go Mr. Putin. You can stand tall, because often the majority that shouts loudest isn't nessasarily right!!!

Well I just saw video of both the pro- and anti-Putin rallies, and I must say I was really impressed.  Everybody looked hopeful, nobody rioted, and the police refused to hit anybody over the head.  Anybody with a point of view got heard or put their videos on the internet.  How civilized.  Congratulations, Russia.  You are showing the rest of us how it is done.  Hope it continues!

Putin understand very well that the so-called "orange" revolution is funded by the US embassy via $ 100 bills and Snickers bars.  An all American approach to instigating social chaos in any former USSR republics.

Former USSR republics should be very careful of Americans approaching them with sacks of $ 100 bills and Snickers bars.  If they foolishly accept these "gifts", they are making a deal with El Diablo.