People surround Alexander Pushkin monument with a poster reading: Dimon ( Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev) Give Money Back, in downtown Moscow, Russia, Sunday, March 26, 2017. Russia’s leading opposition figure Alexei Navalny and his supporters aim to hold anti-corruption demonstrations throughout Russia. But authorities are denying permission and police have warned they won’t be responsible for “negative consequences” or unsanctioned gatherings. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
MOSCOW — Thousands of people crowded into Moscow’s Pushkin Square on Sunday for an unsanctioned protest against the Russian government, part of a wave of demonstrations taking place throughout the country.
