A court in southern Russia has ordered a Communist activist to pay a 20,000 ruble ($347) fine for a creative protest on March 30 in Stavropol in which he demanded higher pensions for retirees, news reports said.
The Moscow Times: Communist activist gets into a coffin to protest low pensions in Russia (VIDEO)
Mikhail Abramyan, head of the Communists of Russia political movement in the Krasnodar region, laid down in a coffin in the central square of Stavropol to draw attention to the challenges facing older Russians living on a fixed income amid the country's economic downturn.
