Below is our exclusive translation of an article published on Lenta.ru examining the future strategic options that the leaders of the Russian opposition should consider in light of Vladimir Putin’s return to power for another term as president.

Further, Further, Further

Yury Saprykin on the new aims the protest movement should adopt

Saprykin proposes ten theses for the protest movement, for whom the March 4 accomplished nothing. It achieved some things, though certainly not all it had set out to do, and a lot of work remains.

1. Putin won. This is an irrefutable fact. Even with all the rigging, carousel voting, and ballot box stuffing carried out under the watchful eyes of webcams, a majority voted for Putin, a majority for whom there was nothing and nobody in opposition. At least not yet.