Girls and Superheroes Spice Up Russia’s Presidential Race

The World

The Russian race for President heats up as posters of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev dressed as a superhero have mysteriously appeared in central Moscow. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Julia Iofee, Foreign Policy Magazine’s Msocow correspondent.

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