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Russia's election: The picture on the street
For this episode of 5 Minutes On, the 大象传媒鈥檚 Russia Editor, Steve Rosenberg, has been to the town of Borovsk, where two very different pictures of Russia are on display.
Millions of Russian are heading to the polls this weekend in an election - the result of which there can be little doubt. Barring any unexpected developments, Vladimir Putin is certain to win the presidency which would give him the longest serving Kremlin chief since Josef Stalin.
But with the election and candidates tightly controlled by the Kremlin, critics say it's neither free nor fair. For this episode of 5 Minutes On, the 大象传媒鈥檚 Russia Editor, Steve Rosenberg, has been to the town of Borovsk, south of Moscow, where two very different pictures of Russia are on display.
