Patterns of development of protest activity in subjects of Russian Federation (on example of Yaroslavl, Kostroma and Vladimir regions)

The article analyzes the results of the event-analysis of media reports in Yaroslavl, Kostroma and Vladimir regions, located on the Internet and devoted to protests in the period 2007-2010. The paper identifies common patterns for the region during the protests, the number of their participants, forms, the organizers, the reactions of the authorities.