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It's hard to say what's most impressive about Russia's latest round of regional and local elections -- the shameless rigging or the apathy of the voters. Either way, the October 14 polls sent an unmistakable message: Electoral democracy as we know it is dying a slow, painful death under President Vladimir Putin.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin’s allies dominated Russia’s first gubernatorial elections in eight years that opposition parties said were marred by abuses.
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In the wake of Vladimir Putin's surreal inauguration as president of Russia, both protesters and police are struggling to figure out what their new rules of engagement should be.
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Russia's opposition, notorious for its lack of organization, has devised an innovative way to choose legitimate leaders: a primary election held mainly on the Web.
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ordered an investigation of alleged parliamentary election fraud after Prime Minister Vladimir Putin faced the biggest protests in his 12 years in power.
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Former Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin, a long-time ally of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin who’s mediating with the opposition, said he supports efforts to monitor the fairness of the March 4 presidential poll.
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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin faced the biggest protests in his 12 years in power as Russians rallied across the country against election fraud.
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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin faced the biggest protests in his 12 years in power as Russians rallied across the country against election fraud.
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Russian middle-class protests will continue against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as he tries to shore up his support less than three months before a presidential election.
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Add one more imponderable mystery to Russia's collection: Just how many people showed up in central Moscow on Saturday to demonstrate against the government of Vladimir Putin?