Activists changing Moscow's politics
- 12 years ago
Continuing his journey across Russia just days before Russia's Presidential elections, Jonah Hull's journey comes to an end in the capital Moscow.
He has been speaking with opposition activists that remain hopeful with their newly found freedom to debate openly.
Tens of thousands of young, middle class Russians took to the streets in protest to the rigged parliamentary elections in December.
And the authorities have not tried to stop them.
Olga Kuracheva, an activist said "we were sitting and watching state tv and at the same time seeing online videos of fraud at polling stations.
"We were horrified. This sort of thing should not happen. We saw the call on facebook for a protest and we realised we had to join it."
Like many activists Olga believes that Vladimir Putin is likely to win in the first round. But the capital from which he will govern is alive with new and open debate that will challenge the way he runs things in future.
He has been speaking with opposition activists that remain hopeful with their newly found freedom to debate openly.
Tens of thousands of young, middle class Russians took to the streets in protest to the rigged parliamentary elections in December.
And the authorities have not tried to stop them.
Olga Kuracheva, an activist said "we were sitting and watching state tv and at the same time seeing online videos of fraud at polling stations.
"We were horrified. This sort of thing should not happen. We saw the call on facebook for a protest and we realised we had to join it."
Like many activists Olga believes that Vladimir Putin is likely to win in the first round. But the capital from which he will govern is alive with new and open debate that will challenge the way he runs things in future.