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As Russian elections near,
few Jews see cause to vote
Paul Abelsky
For some Russians, the sign at a Moscow hotel that reads "Moscow votes for Putin" points to a returning trend: the single-party politics of the Soviet era.
A widespread sense of stability, the absence of significant anti-Semitism and a lack of viable alternatives to the party in power have coincided to produce the least important election for Russia's Jews since the fall of the Soviet Union.

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