Photo from The New York Times It turns out Americans aren't the only ones with economy problems. On Saturday, protesters in Russia held marches in order to demonstrate against the government's policies toward the economy. Government protests are rare in Russia, and Saturday's is just another part of the citizen's growing discontent with the Russian government. Russia's economic decline is owed mainly to the global financial slide and drop in oil prices, and the government has spent billions bailing out banks and companies, as in the United States. One march in Moscow, supporting the Russian Communist Party, was over 1,000 people strong. They called for the government-run economy that served the Soviet Union in years past. The authorities approved this protest, but not another one that circled through the metro before declaring, "Down with [Prime Minister, Vladmir] Putin!" Others call for the current government to resign. It's clear the Russians are unhappy with their economy, and change may be occuring in more place than one.