Russia: Sochi's Mayoral Race

Updates on the Sochi election – FP's Passport: “The world's most entertaining mayor's race.” RFE/RL's The Power Vertical: “The opposition sees opportunity. The Kremlin sees danger. And the pundits have something new to talk about.” Sean's Russia Blog: “The election circus in Sochi has some new developments. The alleged polonium murderer Andrei Lugovoi won’t be running. […] But the big news concerns this week’s piss ammonia chloride attack on ‘Kremlin critic’ Boris Nemtsov.”

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