Voting begins in Russia's presidential election

Voting begins in Russia's presidential election
http://nksagar.indiainteracts.com/2008/03/02/voting-begins-in-russias-presidential-election/
Voting begins in Russia's presidential election in some regions of the
country. People in the Far East were the first to cast their ballots

.. Russia is divided into 11 time zones with new ones joining the race
every hour. Polling stations open at 8 am local time. Kaliningrad
region, Russia's westernmost outpost, will be the last to join the
race at 6 am GMT. Dmitry Medvedev today faces three challengers, but
his victory is almost a foregone conclusion