Alexei Navalny holds Russia rally in opposition to Putin dictatorship although he is no liberal

Moscow polls expose growing xenophobia in Russia

AFP – Bathed in the rosy dusk of late Russian summer, Alexei Navalny paced the stage as thousands of hopeful young Muscovites waved balloons and clapped at his promises to make a stand against corruption and the Kremlin’s grip on political life.

Putin critic to rally supporters ahead of Moscow polls

AFP – Russian President Vladimir Putin’s top critic Alexei Navalny was set on Friday to hold the final rally of his fierce campaign for Moscow mayor before facing a Kremlin-backed incumbent in polls this weekend. Defying gloomy weather and cold drizzle. | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles