Russia Democracy Movement and Other Foes of Vladimir Putin’s Dictatorship go online to elect leaders as Pussy Riot dissidents keep up fight for colleagues

Putin’s foes go online to elect new leaders

AFP

Russia’s opposition went online Saturday to vote for new leaders to spearhead the drive against Vladimir Putin and regain the momentum lost since his thumping return to the presidency in May. But hacking scuppered voting in the early hours while nearly a dozen police vans surrounded the one site in…