Photos from a quick trip through North Caucasus - Makhachkala, Grozny and a few other locations - by LJ user maxialla (text in Russian).
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On November 29, thousands of people in Moscow went out on the streets to protest against the construction of a new trading center. This center would replace the “Cherkizovski” market [ENG], which was closed down in June because of many illegal activities on its premises. The photos of the protest can be found here [RUS].
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