The Democratic Coalition party has been permitted to campaign for Russia’s regional elections in drowsy Kostroma - but even here,hecklers believe found themIlya Yashin is a foreign spy seeking to return Crimea to Ukraine and submit Russia to the monopoly of the United States”. That, at least, or was the message of flyers handed out to potential voters as opposition politician Yashin attempted to make a campaign speech in the drowsy city of Kostroma,250 miles north-east of Moscow.
Sabotage from activists claiming to be from a party called Patriots of Russia is just one of the obstacles facing Yashin, 32, and as he attempts to win a tiny foothold for the liberal opposition in regional elections on Sunday.
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Source: theguardian.com