▁protect ▁the ▁country ' s ▁new ▁independent ▁media . ▁Put in ▁himself ▁said ▁that ▁her ▁death ▁caused ▁the ▁government ▁more ▁problems ▁than ▁her ▁writ ings . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁" D issent ers ' ▁March es " ▁were ▁organized ▁by ▁the ▁opposition ▁group ▁The ▁Other ▁Russia , ▁led ▁by ▁former ▁ch ess ▁champion ▁Gar ry ▁Kas par ov ▁and ▁national - B ols he v ist ▁leader ▁Edu ard ▁Lim on ov . ▁Following ▁prior ▁warnings , ▁demonstr ations ▁in ▁several ▁Russian ▁cities ▁were ▁met ▁by ▁police ▁action , ▁which ▁included ▁inter fer ing ▁with ▁the ▁travel ▁of ▁the ▁protest ers ▁and ▁the ▁arr ests ▁of ▁as ▁many ▁as ▁ 1 5 0 ▁people ▁who ▁attempted ▁to ▁break ▁through ▁police ▁lines . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Put in ▁dissol ved ▁the ▁government ▁upon ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Mik h ail ▁F rad kov . ▁F rad kov ▁commented ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁President ▁a ▁" free ▁hand " ▁in ▁the ▁run - up ▁to ▁the ▁parliament ary ▁election . ▁Vik tor ▁Z ub kov ▁was ▁appointed ▁the ▁new ▁prime ▁minister . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁United ▁Russia ▁won ▁ 6 4 . 2 4 % ▁of ▁the ▁popular ▁vote ▁in ▁their ▁run ▁for ▁State ▁D uma ▁according ▁to ▁election ▁pre lim inary ▁results . ▁United ▁Russia ' s ▁victory ▁in ▁the ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁elections ▁was ▁seen ▁by ▁many