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In their reindeer hide tent, residents of Yamal peninsula peruse ballot papers ahead of voting in the Russian presidential election. Election officials have begun collecting votes in Russia's far-flung regions ahead of the March 2 vote, in which Vladimir Putin is to move over to the prime minister's job following the almost certain election of his longtime aide Dmitri Medvedev.

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