MOSCOW, January 15 (RIA Novosti) - The leader...
of illegally purchasing weapons, and served two years behind bars.Since founding the group in 1994, Limonov, 65, has dropped his anti-capitalism rhetoric while preserving his nationalist message. In recent years, he has sided with the liberal opposition in Russia, which has been desperate to strengthen its ranks.
Limonov, as well as Kasparov and Kasyanov, are already united to an extent in the Other Russia coalition.
Kasyanov was prime minister during Vladimir Putin's first term as president, but was dismissed in 2004. Commonly known in Russia as "Misha two-percent," a reference to bribery allegations concerning his time in office, Kasyanov is heavily associated with the Yeltsin years, which saw widespread hardship in Russia, and has little popular support. Misha is the diminutive version of the Russian name Mikhail.
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