So, elections have taken place across the country, and there is no doubt that they were a dress rehearsal for the presidential election coming in six months. There is also no doubt that this voting day has shown us the electoral reality as our remade Putin sees it: a failed commander-in-chief, yet a very real dictator. I want to say a few words about this reality and the lessons we should draw from election day. (Watch the full video on the Navalny YouTube channel, and read the post on the navalny.com blog. Links are in Stories and in the profile bio. The post is read by @rshaveddinov.)