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The town centre of St Petersburg was filled with a rare display of dissent against Russian President Vladimir Putin this evening as hundreds sang anti-war songs.
In Kazanskaya Square, a crowd joined to sing and chant lyrics to a song by Noize MC, a pro-Ukrainian rapper, who fled Russia for Lithuania when the war broke out in 2022.
‘Where have you been for eight years, you f***ing monsters? I want to watch ballet, let the swans dance,’ they sang defiantly.
The display was a rare protest against Putin, who is known to go after those who speak out against him.
The song protestors sang was banned by a court in St Petersburg in May, and singer Diana Loginova, 18, was arre