ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

2011–2013 Russian protests

In Russia in 2011 through 2013, many people got together to protest against the government. Some of the people were unhappy with how the government was taking care of the country, like not giving people enough rights or not being fair. Other people were upset with how the government was treating the people who were speaking out against it.

The people who were protesting would gather in public places like parks, city squares, or the streets, and they would hold up signs or chant to get their message out. They wanted to let the government know that they weren't happy and that they wanted things to change.

The protests were happening all over the country, and they got very big with lots of people joining in. People were using social media to organize the protests and share information with each other. News about the protests was spreading quickly around the world.

The government wasn't very happy about the protests and they tried to stop them. They would sometimes send the police to the protests to try to break them up. Some people who were leading the protests were even arrested and put in jail.

In the end, the protests didn't really make the changes that the people wanted. But they did show that there were a lot of people who were unhappy with the way things were going in Russia. People also learned that it was important to speak up and use their voices to bring attention to the things they cared about.