Party of crooks and thieves

A sticker in Moscow prior to the December 5, 2011 protests reads "Against the party of crooks and thieves" Anti-government protests in Moscow, December 10, 2011. The poster in the foreground reads "Party of crooks and thieves go away!"

"Party of crooks and thieves" (Russian: Партия жуликов и воров, romanized: Partiya zhulikov i vorov, abbr. ПЖиВ, PZhiV) is an expression widely circulating among opposition in Russia which is used to refer to the ruling United Russia party, led by Vladimir Putin. It was coined and popularised by blogger and anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny in February 2011.

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