Chairman of the Russian Central Electoral Commission (CIK) Alexander Veshnyakov (left) attends the meeting summoned for the parliamentary candidates to draw the lots for distribution of free of charge TV and radio broadcasts of their pre-electoral shows.

Ivan Melnikov, a prominent member of the Russian Communist Party (KPRF) attends a meeting of the Central Electoral Commission (CIK).

Photographers Victor Vasenin (center) and Roman Mukhametzhanov (right) at the meeting of the Central Election Commission (CEC) take pictures of participants of a toss-up on distribution of a free broadcasting time on public TV and radio channels, given for carrying out of pre-election campaigns to runners ti the next State Duma (elections will be held on the 7th of December, 2003).