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POLITICSLOW2h ago · Sep 18, 2026, 7:26 AM

Why Russia Holds Elections, and How the Kremlin Gets the Results It Wants

NYT World · eastern europe

Russian elections like the parliamentary vote that begins today are hardly free. But they are critical to the government as a source of legitimacy.

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