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Udaltsov sentenced to four and a half years over Bolotnaya protest

On 24 July 2014 a Moscow court sentenced Left Front leader Sergei Udaltsov to four and a half years in a penal colony for organising 'mass riots' at the May 2012 Bolotnaya Square protest; rights groups called the case political.

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On 24 July 2014 a Moscow court sentenced Left Front leader Sergei Udaltsov to four and a half years in a penal colony for organising 'mass riots' at the May 2012 Bolotnaya Square protest; rights groups called the case political.

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  1. 1.themoscowtimes.comchecked 2026-10-15 GET 200, final URL = original (no non-trivial redirect), claim in text: udaltsov+bolotnaya · verified

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Factrail. (2026). Udaltsov sentenced to four and a half years over Bolotnaya protest. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/udaltsov-sentenced-bolotnaya-2014-07-24

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Accessed 15 October 2026.

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