Russians on Sunday headed to the polls to cast their votes in presidential elections. With Vladimir Putin practically guaranteed to win, the Kremlin pulled out all the stops to secure a high turnout.
Throughout the country, there were markets, large spreads of food and other festive events to lure voters to the polls. But nowhere did the carnival-like atmosphere match the Siberian city of Omsk, where 29 lucky winners were promised an iPhone for the most "creative selfie" from a polling station.
We'll leave it up to you to decide whether it was a success.
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