Here in Russia the State дума (Duma) elections on the 4th December. The dominant party here in Russia is the Kremlin & Putin backed 'Единая Россия' - United Russia
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| I quite like their emblem, but then again I could never support them.. |
There is no real opposition in the Russian political system and these Duma elections are the only democratic elections that actually occur. I saw яблоко (Yabloko) posters on the entrance to the subway, but they were promptly taken down before I could get a photo. They were quite funny as the word яблоко means apple in Russian, but sad to see them removed. Yabloko being the main opposition & liberal party, but who are constantly being harassed and attacked by United Russia.
All over Moscow are these posters which are imploring the Russian people to vote. They have a range of slogans on them, all emphasizing the date & day of the elections. The one below says "Vote for Russia, Vote for Yourself". They're all the same design, but have different slogans on them.
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| Obviously the people in navy are representations of all Russians.. |
I can't tell if the presence of these posters is a good or a bad thing. The good thing is whilst there are a lot of these posters up, I've also seen the same number of posters advertising the newest Twilight movie, so can't be all that bad!
