12 Who Don’t Agree: The Battle for Freedom in Putin’s Russia

The battle for freedom in Putin’s Russia.

Twelve Russians from across the country’s social spectrum all have one thingin common: their participation in the historic March of the Dissidents.

Held in 2007 to protest the eroding state of affairs in Russia, the march washeld in flagrant violation of increasingly stringent laws forbidding publicdemonstrations. Though each of these men and women had personal reasonsfor joining the demonstration, they shared a belief that the government ofVladimir Putin was betraying the promise of Russia’s future.

Risking the threats and violent retaliation inflicted on Russian journalists whodare to question the powers that be, Panyushkin boldly illuminates the livesand convictions of these twelve brave men and women.