# Protests 'For Fair Elections' (2011)

URL: https://history-russia.com/timeline/2011-protests-for-fair-elections
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Allegations of fraud in the December 2011 Duma elections brought tens of thousands onto Moscow streets, the largest protests since the 1990s. Protests continued into 2012. Opposition figures included Alexei Navalny and Boris Nemtsov. The protests marked the emergence of a new urban opposition.

## Why it matters
The protests marked the emergence of a new urban opposition.

Ruler at the time: [Dmitry Medvedev](https://history-russia.com/rulers/dmitry-medvedev)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — 2011–2013 Russian protests](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011–2013_Russian_protests)
- [Wikipedia — History of the Russian Federation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Russian_Federation)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Protests 'For Fair Elections'](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Protests+%27For+Fair+Elections%27)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of Russian history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Russian_history)