Two videos and one spot-on comment fully capture what yesterday was like. A clip from a polling station where there were no observers. Start right at 2:10 and enjoy.
http://youtu.be/vAU-p-MnB1U A clip from a polling station where there were observers:
http://youtu.be/jCAtCiMud8I And Rustem Adagamov offered this comment on what was happening in his Twitter: While Felix Baumgartner was floating above the Earth, at polling station 3008 in Khimki (a city near Moscow), members of the election commission were hiding ballots in their underwear. There is really nothing to add. PS Actually, there is: the only honest election taking place in Russia right now is the election to the CC (Coordinating Council). 86,000 people have already registered. Register right now as well, there are only three days left before registration closes. Boris Akunin on the CC elections.