NOTE TO STUDENTS: Read the "Background" below before answering the questions.

1.  What caused 50,000 people to protest in Moscow (as well as in other Russian cities) this weekend?

2.  What was significant about the protests in Moscow this weekend?

3.  How did President Medvedev respond to the protests?

4.  Former KGB agent Vladimir Putin served as Russia's president from 2000-2008.  How might Prime Minister Putin possibly become president for an additional 12 years after March's election?

5.  a) What is the Kremlin? Be specific.
b)  What will protesters do if the Kremlin does not agree to hold new parliamentary elections?