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Political activities

Every Sunday, Galperin organizes so called ''walks'' of the New opposition in

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and a number of other Russian cities. The aim of his activities is the change of the Russian regime through revolution or uprising. He believes it is no longer possible to change it through democratic elections due to frauds. In January 2015, Galperin was sentenced to 38 days in jail for taking part in the street protests. During the first protest, which took place on 10 January 2015 after

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, he was holding up a ''

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'' sign near the Kremlin walls, expressing solidarity with French cartoonists murdered by Islamist terrorists in Paris. A week later, he was detained during a rally in support of opposition leader

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