"Saturday's rally in Moscow marked an "amazing," even unprecedented, event for modern Russia. Yet though euphoria was palpable in the air, it came with a tinge of pessimism, fueled by the simple question: "What's next?"
Some linked the bluesy feeling to poor work by rally organizers. But many analysts and rally-goers interviewed by The Moscow Times said the real problem was that the Kremlin can ignore criticism unless the still-amorphous mass of protesters coalesces into a solid political movement.
Indeed, President Dmitry Medvedev said Sunday that he disagreed with the demands voiced by the tens of thousands of protesters who rallied against alleged violations in the State Duma elections.
"I disagree with all slogans and statements made at the rally," Medvedev wrote on his, triggering a wave of angry, obscenity-laden blog and Facebook posts."
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