Historical eventMarch 262017

2017–2018 Russian protests

Russia-wide anti-corruption protests in 99 cities. The Levada Center survey showed that 38% of surveyed Russians supported protests and that 67 percent held Putin personally responsible for high-level corruption.

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When
Sunday, March 26 20179 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
21st century · 2010s
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Dates: From 2017.

What happened

The 2017–2018 Russian protests were a long series of countrywide street protest actions and demonstrations in the Russian Federation, which were primarily concerned with suppressing corruption in the Russian government and abandoning the planned increase of retirement age.

March 26 through the years

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When did 2017–2018 Russian protests happen?

March 26 2017 — 9 years ago, on a Sunday.

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