of International Relations, who compared Russian actions in Crimea to the Anschluss of Austria, was threatened. Alexandr Chuyev, the leader of the pro-Kremlin Spravedlivaya Rossiya party, also objected to Russian intervention in Ukraine. Boris Akunin, popular Russian writer, predicted that Russia's moves would lead to political and economic isolation. Protests against the Russian intervention also occurred outside Russian embassies in London, Berlin, Vilnius and Ankara on 2 March. March of Peace (15 March) protests Protests against the Russian intervention in Crimea also took place in Cologne and outside the Russian Consulate in Bonn, Germany, on 15 March. In August, about a dozen activists were arrested outside the Ukrainian Embassy in Moscow for protesting against Russian president Vladimir Putin. 21 September Another anti-war rally with about 5,000 to 20,000 demonstrators took place on Pushkinskaya Square in Moscow on 21 September 2014. The Washington Post reported that "tens of thousands" protested the war in Ukraine with a peace march in downtown Moscow "under heavy police supervision". There were minor scuffles with pro-Russian supporters, but no serious violence or arrests were reported. About a thousand people also gathered outside the Kazan Cathedral in Saint Petersburg to protest against Russia's involvement in Ukraine. Thousands of people around the world supported this event by holding anti-war demonstrations on the same day. In the US, San Francisco, New York, Washington DC, Los Angeles, Seattle, Houston and Boston took part in the protest activities. Anti-war congress On 19 March 2014, the anti-war congress of Russian intelligentsia took place in Moscow. The memorandum issued by the Congress, proclaims: Open letter by Russian scientists On 19 March 2014, a group of Russian scientists published an open letter to the Russian Ministry of Communications. The letter demanded the Ministry to check the television programs of Dmitry Kiselev for signs of extremism and incitement of ethnic hatred. Gallery See also Reaction of Russian intelligentsia to the 2014 annexation of Crimea List of protests in the 21st century 2022 anti-war protests in Russia State Duma initiative for charging Vladimir Putin of high treason References External links March of Peace in Moscow (full version) March of Peace in Moscow March of Peace in Moscow Articles Thousands Attend Anti-War Rally Ukraine crisis triggers Russia's biggest anti-Putin protest in two years Muscovites march for and against Putin's Crimean policies Thousands attend Putin protest rally in Moscow Tens Of Thousands Rally In Russia, Ukraine Ahead Of