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RIA Novosti / Aleksey Kudenko
Igor Shchegolev – Communications Minister
Russia's upcoming presidential election will be high-tech. In a bid to prevent vote fraud, some 200,000 webcams will be put in most polling stations across the country. A live video feed will be available on the Internet, making the election more transparent than ever. The first in history, the effort will cost about half-a-billion dollars – a price some critics say is too high.
So, is it really worth it? And will it be possible to implement the project only a month before Election Day?
We’re asking Russia’s Minister of Communications Igor Shchegolev these questions and more.
February, 2012
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what will happen *after* the elections? will all the cameras be removed? or will Russia join the UK and US of A and become a CCTV state?