Duma Elections: Russians Vote, Protest

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Opposition figure Boris Nemtsov shows his ballot, which reads "Give back the elections, Vermin! Boris Nemtsov," at a polling station in Moscow.

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Member of the Polar Bear sports club casts their ballots in Barnaul, the capital of the Altai region.

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The leader of the Communist Party, Gennady Zyuganov, casts his ballot in Moscow.

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Voters in Moscow cast their ballots.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin votes.

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Interior Ministry troops cordon off Manezhaya Square just outside the Kremlin on election day.

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A scene from the "People Against Illegal Elections" rally

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A scene from the "People Against Illegal Elections" rally

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A general view of a main hall in the Central Election Commission headquarters in Moscow.

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Members of the local electoral commission open ballot boxes at a polling station in Vladivostok.

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Police detain an activist during a protest rally by the opposition group Another Russia in central Moscow.

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Police detain an activist during a protest rally by the opposition group Another Russia in central Moscow.