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Voters of all ages follow the opposition's call on Sunday and gather in front of polling stations at lunchtime, like here in Moscow.

Photo: Dmitry Serebryakov / The Mirror

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People are also queuing in front of this polling station in Moscow.

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Silent protest: Unlike the voters in exile, the Muscovites didn't bring any posters with them.

Photo: Dmitry Serebryakov / The Mirror

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Russian citizens gather at the grave of opposition activist Alexei Navalny.

Many would have wanted him as president.

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Dmitry Serebryakov / The Mirror

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Mourners lay flowers and messages for Alexei Navalny.

Photo: Dmitry Serebryakov / The Mirror

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The mountain of flowers on Navalny's grave is regularly removed and grows again.

Photo: Dmitry Serebryakov / The Mirror

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Those who think differently recognize each other in the queues.

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Mourning and protest at the cemetery where Navalny is buried.

Photo: Dmitry Serebryakov / The Mirror

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Yulia Navalnaya, the opposition activist's widow, was received with much encouragement in the "voters queue" in front of the Russian Embassy in Berlin.

Photo: Tobias Schwarz / AFP

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Flowers for Julija Navalnaya in Berlin: The widow wants to continue her husband's political fight.

Photo: Tobias Schwarz / AFP

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Many Russians vote in Berlin at lunchtime - but almost certainly not Vladimir Putin.

Photo: Annegret Hilse / REUTERS

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The queue in front of the Russian Embassy in Berlin is long.

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Putin in the bloodbath: In Berlin, protesters can express their opinions more clearly than in Russia.

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Tobias Schwarz / AFP

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