MOSCOW - OCTOBER 11: Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin registers to vote at a polling station during municipal elections on October 11, 2009 in Moscow, Russia. Millions of Russians went to the polls to vote in regional elections following recent assurances from President Dmitry Medvedev's to improve the country's multi-party democracy. Getty Images logo Getty Images 28 months ago

MOSCOW - OCTOBER 11: Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin registers to vote at a polling station during municipal elections on October 11, 2009 in Moscow, Russia. Millions of Russians went to the polls to vote in regional elections following recent assurances from President Dmitry Medvedev's to improve the country's multi-party democracy.

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