Opposition supporters burn flares during authorised rally in central St.Petersburg
Opposition supporters burn flares during an authorised rally in central St.Petersburg March 3, 2008. Opposition leader Garry Kasparov, the former world chess champion who attended the rally, said 250 people had been detained in Moscow. The poster in the background reads "No to Bear!", referring to a widely known nickname of newly elected president Dmitry Medvedev. REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk (RUSSIA)