The Kremlin is ever wary of expressions of dissent, and the tiny rallies were invariably dispersed by riot police, with many of the demonstrators receiving, in line with Putin's recommendation, "a whack around the head with a baton".
He shook his head grimly: Eight of his colleagues had just been tear-gassed, beaten and arrested for staging a tiny, peaceful rally.
In the small town of Bani Walid, about 120 miles (200 kilometers) southeast of the capital, his family staged a tiny pro-Gadhafi rally for visiting journalists on Wednesday in the small front yard of their simple home.
Most of the people at the rally wore tiny pictures of Elian in the arms of his father, Juan Miguel Gonzalez.
He organized the rally of eight tiny vintage cars, which included two Goggomobils, three Vespa 400s, two Fiat 500s and a BMW Isetta.
Just imagine the excitement of a Trump/Nugent rally for one tiny instant -- you think you've seen fired-up crowds so far?
The verdict was greeted by shouts and applause from the doctors' supporters, who packed the tiny courtroom and also held a rally outside.
Elton John's Tiny Dancer, whose appearance at a rally for a traditionally homophobic party is explained away with Trump's describing him as "my good friend".
She said the violence espoused in the rally came from a tiny minority of the protestors.
An anti-choice, anti-gay marriage conservative, Moore whipped out a tiny pistol at his final campaign rally to show just how pro-gun he is.
