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parteema: Barbara with white shawl and ribbon.
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parteema: Our part of the 'white ring', near Barrikadnaya metro.
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parteema: Car with white banners - there were lots.
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parteema: Cars and people waved to each other. Lots of white balloons too.
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parteema: Looking back toward Barrikadnaya metro.
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parteema: Woman with white everything.
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parteema: BBC crew pulled up right near us and started filming nearby.
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parteema: Everyone was taking photos.
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parteema: Volodja in our part of the circle
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parteema: People brought kids, trusting it would be peaceful, and luckily it all was.
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parteema: Kid.
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parteema: There were lots of old ladies whose faces I liked.
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parteema: Friendly young woman giving out white ribbons.
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parteema: More of my age cohort, with ribbons.
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parteema: More nice old ladies.
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parteema: As we walked back to the Smolensky metro as the demonstration was winding down, I saw some interviews in progress.
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parteema: It had started at 2, was winding down by 3:30, but still lots of enthusiasm.
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parteema: Stolid; knowing these demonstrations won't change the outcome of this election; but gotta show up.
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parteema: OMON
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parteema: An interview
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parteema: Photo op
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parteema: An OMON policeman who looked like he didn't particularly want to be there and didn't particularly like what was going on.
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parteema: Paddy wagons at the ready.
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parteema: More OMON.
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parteema: Joseph Brodsky
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parteema: Joseph Brodsky plaque
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parteema: Barbara across the street from the US Embassy
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parteema: Some members of the Communist Party.
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parteema: More police vehicles.
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parteema: Afterwards, at Smolensky Metro station