Noon Against Putin

Noon against Putin
Полдень против Путина
Noon against Putin; Полдень против Путина
Part of Russian opposition protest rallies and anti-war protests in Russia (2022–present)
	Logos used by action organizers
Date	17 March 2024 at 12:00 local time
Location	Multiple countries worldwide, including Russia
Caused by	Opposition to the authority of Vladimir Putin
Goals	Disruption of the 2024 Russian presidential election; Resignation of Vladimir Putin;
Methods	Protest vote, spoilt vote
Parties
Russian opposition	Government of Russia
Lead figures
	Mikhail Khodorkovsky; Dmitry Gudkov; Yulia Galyamina; Mikhail Lobanov; Arseny Vesnin; Sergey Guriev; Anastasia Shevchenko; Vladimir Milov; Leonid Gozman; Abbas Gallyamov; Vladimir Pastukhov; Stanislav Belkovsky; Olga Romanova; Alexander Morozov; Alexey Venediktov; Tikhon Dzyadko; Ekaterina Kotrikadze; Ilya Shablinsky; Dmitry Oreshkin; Ilya Shepelin; Dmitry Kolezev; Lyubov Sobol; Ekaterina Schulmann; Yekaterina Duntsova; Marat Gelman; Mitya Aleshkovsky; Viktor Shenderovich; Evgeny Kiselyov; Vladimir Kara-Murza; Lev Ponomarev; Maxim Katz Vladimir Putin
Casualties
Arrested	More than 75 in Russia

"Noon Against Putin" (Russian: Полдень против Путина, romanized: Polden protiv Putina) was a peaceful protest on 17 March of the 2024 Russian presidential election, where voters who do not support Vladimir Putin came en masse to polling stations at noon and vote against Putin or spoil the ballot.^[1] The protest has been described by the Novaya Gazeta as "Navalny's political testament" as it was the last political statement by prominent Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny prior to his death.^[2]

^ "Навальный призвал сторонников выйти на акцию «Полдень против Путина» во время выборов. Какой в ней смысл? Это что-то вроде флешмоба с фонариками?" [Navalny called on supporters to come to the “Noon against Putin” rally during the elections. What's the point? Is this some kind of flash mob with flashlights?]. Meduza (in Russian). 6 February 2024.
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[med-1-1] "Навальный призвал сторонников выйти на акцию «Полдень против Путина» во время выборов. Какой в ней смысл? Это что-то вроде флешмоба с фонариками?" [Navalny called on supporters to come to the “Noon against Putin” rally during the elections. What's the point? Is this some kind of flash mob with flashlights?]. Meduza (in Russian). 6 February 2024.

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