2004–2005 Russian benefits monetization protests

2004–2005 Russian benefits monetization protests
2004–2005 Russian benefits monetization protests
Date	June 2004 / January 9, 2005 – end of 2005
Location	Russia
Caused by	Monetization of benefits
Methods	rallies, pickets, strikes, signature collection, street closures, storming and seizure of administrative buildings, and an attempt at a vote of no confidence in the Fradkov government
Resulted in	Protesters' demands met
Parties
Opposition: Communist Party of the Russian Federation Leninist Komsomol of the Russian Federation; ; Russian Party of Pensioners for Social Justice; Rodina; Russian Communist Workers' Party of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union; National Bolshevik Party; Labour Russia; Vanguard of Red Youth; Left Front; Russian Communist Youth League; Revolutionary Workers' Party; Socialist Resistance; Anarchists; Trade unions; ; Liberal Democratic Party of Russia; Republican Party of Russia; Yabloko; Union of Right Forces (some regional branches); Nationalists; Walking without Putin	Government: Ministry of Internal Affairs Police; Internal Troops; OMON; SOBR; ; United Russia; Walking Together; ; Union of Right Forces; People's Party of the Russian Federation
Lead figures
	Gennady Zyuganov; Sergey Atroshenko; Dmitry Rogozin; Viktor Tyulkin; Eduard Limonov; Viktor Anpilov; Sergei Udaltsov; Sergei Biets Vladimir Zhirinovsky; Grigory Yavlinsky; Boris Nemtsov Vladimir Putin; Mikhail Fradkov; Arkady Kamenev; Oleg Chirkunov; Vasily Yakemenko Anatoly Chubais; Gennady Raikov
Number
approx. 1,000 protesters (February 28)
Casualties and losses
	1 pensioner killed

The 2004–2005 Russian benefits monetization protests in Russia were a reaction to an economic policy change by President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov.