but what tlebl is that this in itself was an achievement to simply make this happen.s i say, unprecedented on these streets for such a long time. they've shown it can be done and they hope to hold similar events like this. >> and it seems like they may have benefited in some way because moscow wasn't the only place that saw these protests, was it? >> no. we understand not. it's an indication that perhaps that the anger about these elections is more than just what exists here in moscow. there was another big demonstration in st. petersburg. that was the next biggest one. thousands of people there. we understand that went off peacefully, as well. and there are reports of other smaller protests across this vast country also. so it is a movement as such. there are a great many people across the country that feel this way and ultimately want these elections to be redone. as i said, vladimir putin is not about to make that happen to to allow that to happen just yet. but in the eyes of all of these protester webs they believe they've seen a fairly powerful message to the cri