The recent bombings in Volgograd, Dagestan, and Pyatigorsk - the last less than 350 miles east of Sochi - have come as a shock, but not as a surprise, to the Russian public.
While few doubt the authenticity of the plot, some commentators are asking if the timing of the report’s release has anything to do with the election campaign.
On 4th March, Russians will be heading to the polls to elect a new President. Here's why we decided to live-blog the presidential campaign and the elections in real time.
