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Russia Goes to the Polls
Author: Natasha Yefimova
Russian Life: Sep/Oct 2003
Department: Features
Page: 54 ( 6) pages
Summary: Nikita Khrushchev once said, "Politicians are the same everywhre: they promise to build a bridge even where there is no river." As political observer Natasha Yefimova shows, there have been surprisingly few promises made or platforms pronounced in the run-up to this December's Duma election. The reasons for this are quite interesting.
This article appeared in the Sep/Oct 2003 issue of Russian Life. The text of this article is not available online.
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