Vladimir Putin the Russian opposition and by international observers from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe for procedural irregularities. Anti-Putin protests took place during and directly after the presidential campaign. The most notorious protest was the Pussy Riot performance on 21 February, and subsequent trial. An estimated 8,000–20,000 protesters gathered in Moscow on 6 May, when eighty people were injured in confrontations with police, and 450 were arrested, with another 120 arrests taking place the following day. A counter-protest of Putin supporters occurred which culminated in a gathering of an estimated 130,000 supporters at the Luzhniki Stadium, Russia's largest stadium.
The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin then discusses controversies in the government and Putin's eventual rise to power in the Kremlin. There were multiple reviews for the book. The CIA reviewed it. It sold well, but had mixed reviews. Along with positive reviews came mixed ones Many had said Masha had a biased view or there had been books about Putin that had been written better. The book was shortlisted for the 2013 Pushkin House Russian Book Prize. The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin is a 2012 book by Masha