This article talks about groups of Russian nationalists who are protesting Putin for being authoritarian. The protests occurred on National Unity day which has been promoted by Russian officials since 2005 in order to push patriotism. The holiday replaced a previous holiday which commemorated the Bolshevik revolution.
This article talks about a Belarusian march protest that coincided with a Belarusian holiday remembering ancestors and a day of remembrance for the victims of Stalin's purges.