medvedev stay in the presidency. he's going to come back and take over the presidency. >> putin ran and was elected president for a third time in march, 2012. medvedev didn't oppose him and once again, was appointed his prime minister. >> it's a system that is created for him always to win. the chances that martians will could have and save russians from putin is bigger than putin not winning those elections. >> but for months before and after the election, people took to the streets of moscow and other russian cities, claiming the electoral system was a sham. >> first 50, then 500, then 5,000 and eventually 200,000 people are on the streets of moscow and so putin's pissed, he's like why are they protesting against me? i'm the one that made them rich. the next reaction was fear. these are the kinds of demonstrations that led to the collapse of soviet union. that's when he develops an argument that these people are not acting independently. that they're supported by america.