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[otkaznik1]

Orchestrating a crackdown on protestors and oppositionists in the capital would be unpopular, but could be the plausible next step for Putin - with this latest cold reception to his return to the presidency yet another blow to his popular legitimacy. The violence seen yesterday could well be the start of a broader crackdown, composed of subtler elements, such as attempts to dilute the opposition’s power by suborning individual oppositionists or opposition groups, as well as through heavy-handed crackdowns on street protest and opposition leaders.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/vladimir-putin/9252873/A-brutal-crackdown-may-be-coming-for-Russias-renewed-opposition.html