Live Blog: Russians Vote in Duma Elections

Russians across the country are heading to the polls to elect their representatives for the nation's parliament: the State Duma.

By The Moscow Times

Sep. 18, 2016

A man casts his ballot at a polling station during a parliamentary election in Moscow, Russia, Sept. 18, 2016. Sergei Karpukhin / Reuters

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