An eighty-two year old Russian human rights...

To the accompaniment of perestroika-era rock music such as Kino"s Peremen (Changes), the protestors demanded the right to assembly, as guaranteed by the constitution. Eduard Limonov, the Other Russia leader and writer, was among those detained.

Major pro-Kremlin youth organizations held a counter rally on the square amid pledges to "educate" the opposition about youth projects and how to "channel their energy in the right direction."

Dozens of protesters were detained on Wednesday in other Russian cities, including St. Petersburg, Voronezh, Omsk, and Vladivostok, while trying to hold unsanctioned rallies.

MOSCOW, April 1 (RIA Novosti)