TODAY: Medvedev outlines his vision for Russia. Vasily Aleksanyan goes on trial, is “nearly blind”. Moscow lawyer applies for political asylum in the US. Putin is in Dagestan, Zubkov is in Armenia. Presidential candidate and Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov has urged Russia to concentrate on its internal problems rather than foreign policy at the moment, and criticized the upcoming elections. “Elections in Russia can’t be fair, because privatization itself was unfair, because everything has been stolen and because thieves can’t call fair elections.” Meanwhile, Dmitry Medvedev is outlining his vision for Russia which “bears little resemblance to the country his patron, Vladimir Putin, governed for eight years,” promising support of non-governmental organizations and a strong fight against corruption. A summary of the other candidates’ television adverts can be found here.