A sailor of Russia's Black Sea fleet (L)
leaves the polling booth as another waits for his turn with the ballot
papers at a polling station in the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Sevastopol,
December 7, 2003. Russians voted on Sunday in parliamentary polls expected
to tighten President Vladimir Putin's grip on power, opening the way for a
promised drive against corruption and making Russia more tempting to
investors. [Reuters]
Sailors of Russia's Black Sea fleet leave
polling booths with ballot papers at a polling station in the Ukrainian
Black Sea port of Sevastopol, December 7, 2003. Russians voted on Sunday
in a new State Duma lower house of parliament, the first such poll during
President Vladimir Putin's tenure.
[Reuters]
