The prospect of astronomical fines, raids on the opposition leaders’ home, the threat of ongoing legal proceedings against those involved in May’s march and occasional bouts of rain could not, it would seem, dampen the spirit of the protest movement.  Today tens of thousands of people appeared on Moscow’s streets in a stand against the ruling regime.  From the BBC:

Tens of thousands of protesters, a sea of flags, banners and placards flowed through the centre of Moscow, he says.

The demonstrators chanted “Putin is a thief” and “Russia without Putin”.