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Hours after Vladimir Putin ordered his troops into Ukraine, Russians across the country took to the streets to slam his actions. Police officers detained demonstrators during an anti-war protest, after the Russian President authorized a military operation in eastern Ukraine. “No to war!” chanted a crowd of mostly young Russians gathered on Nevsky Prospekt, the main street in St Petersburg, on Thursday night. In the morning Putin had ordered what …

Note: All of the protesters interviewed for this article refused to give their names out of fear for their safety. St Petersburg, Russia - "No to war!

At the demonstrations, many people said they felt depressed and broken by the news of Russian military action.

At the demonstrations, many people said they felt depressed and broken by the news of Russian military action.

In the works of Fyodor Dostoevsky, Russia’s northern capital is often portrayed as a dirty, gloomy place full of beggars. Here’s how the city really looked like during the writer's lifetime.