Thousands of opposition supporters gathered today outside the old KGB headquarters in central Moscow today to mark a year of mass protests against Vladimir Putin and his government.

Several thousand opposition supporters have gathered in central Moscow for an unauthorised rally and at least one prominent opposition figure has been detained.

For many Russians, reforms mean not freedom but a slow implosion of life’s possibilities, writes Owen Matthews

Investigators from Russia's security agency today questioned opposition leader Garry Kasparov, days after massive police crackdowns on anti-government protests in Moscow and St Petersburg last weekend.