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huge investments in the Kremlin Nashi seems money well spent thousands of state-supported vigilantes stifle dissent

Is this the time for Putin devoted army of 100,000 people mouths of angels? The mass movement of young Putin has struggled to find purpose, but after protests against electoral fraud during parliamentary elections last week may possibly have suspected.

votes in the Rostov region to a total of more than 146%. Even with patches of electoral history of Russia is an impressive statement. This week, thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Moscow to express their anger about the obvious electoral fraud in parliamentary elections Sunday. The tough police tactics against journalists and opposition activists are not new, nor the jail based on false accusations, but was not a new stage and a little surreal about it: thousands of young men in white jackets, flags, beating drums and chanting "Putin! Russia!" while opposition activists were taken to the back of police vans. They outnumbered the protesters on Monday and Tuesday evening at Victory Square in Moscow, and according to some reports, they used violence and intimidation to break up demonstrations.

is believed to belong to a group called Nashi (Our). I spent two weeks shooting a film Nashi Unreported World in the fall. The group was formed in 2005 in response to the revolutions in neighboring ex-Soviet countries to protect young people against democratic movements to take power, but increased by 100,000 members. With seemingly unlimited funding and support from the Kremlin were untouchable, but with the Russian opposition movement consumed by infighting, Nashi had no decent training partner.

The group had become almost an embarrassment with his excessive zeal in supporting the regime and schedules erotic celebrating the anniversary of Putin. In an era of relative political stability, which is exactly what they were for

outside the U.S. embassy who shot dozens of members of the Nashi spray painting "Forward Russia" on the sidewalk in the letters of 6 feet. When police arrived notoriously brutal Russian immediately surrounded, shot and forced to show documents by members of Nachi. It was clear that students emaciated, with his powerful political protection, were really in charge.

now the Kremlin's decision to co-opt young provincial Russian in a mass movement appears to finally pay. While opposition activists were arrested, beaten and imprisoned for participating in demonstrations, thousands of Nashi members face are apparently above the law.
But this is not a spontaneous show of support. Online material has appeared in thousands of homes consisting huge Nashi members admit that made by bus and train from as far away as Siberia. There are reports that members of Nachi gave 500 rubles each, or even free meal at McDonald to attend the events. The Kremlin recognizes that it is sometimes better to let the believers enthusiastic young real do the dirty work.