Russia's opposition has laid down the gauntlet to Vladimir Putin, vowing not to go away anytime soon. But the Kremlin strongman, fresh from a fraud-tainted win at the polls, shows few signs of being cowed by a rising chorus of critics.
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.
MTV Russia has cancelled "State Department", a weekly politics show presented by socialite and popular TV host Ksenya Sobchak, just hours before a prominent opposition leader was due to appear.
