I’m not going to vote. None of the friends/relatives I asked are going either. But for those who are still going, and can’t overcome their sense of civic duty, yashin has come up with an amusing diversion. He announced a wet T-shirt contest called “Express Yourself with a Ballot.” I’m on the jury. By the way, Yashin hasn’t announced the prize, but considering that he recently received a large grant from the Soros Foundation, the prize could be a good one. While I’m at it, congratulations to yashin on that grant. He fought for it for a long time and finally got it. The money was awarded for “Supporting Free Journalism in Russia,” and judging by the way Ilya is funding and moderating the campaign around Morar, he’s handling it pretty well. In any case, better than the human rights activists of the 1990s. Keep it up, Ilya! Update: Yashin called me, upset, saying no one will understand that this is a joke. Judging by the fact that yesterday some little “dissenting” weirdos in the namarsh community exposed me as an FSB agent, then yes, people probably might not get it. So. THIS IS A JOKE (the Soros part, that is. The contest part is true)