Were people paid to celebrate Putin's victory?

Tens of thousands of Russians went to Manezhnaya square in Moscow to congratulate Vladimir Putin on the day of his Presidential victory.

But now some of them claim they were paid to attend and show their support, a "common" practice according to them.

And they also allege that they haven't seen the money.

Leonid Louneev reports.

Video produced by Vladimir Ruvinsky for BBC Russian Service.