Union of Russia and Belorussia State Secretary Pavel Borodin, who stands for the State Duma election as the leader of the 'Great Russia - Eurasian Union' party, is reprimanded by the television host Ernest Matskievichus during the pre-electoral TV debates.

Union of Russia and Belorussia State Secretary Pavel Borodin (left), who stands for the State Duma election as the leader of the 'Great Russia - Eurasian Union' party, and leader of the 'Union of the Right Forces' (SPS) party Boris Nemtsov (right) take part in the pre-electoral debates on TV.

Leader of the 'Union of the Right Forces' (SPS) party Boris Nemtsov is powdered up by a television make-up specialist before the TV debates in the run-up to the parliamentary election.

Leader of the 'Yabloko' ('Apple') party Grigory Yavlinsky is powdered up by a television make-up specialist before the TV debates in the run-up to the parliamentary election.

Former president of Ingushetia, a prominent member of the Russian Peace Party leadership Ruslan Aoushev (centre) is powdered up by a television make-up specialist before the TV debates in the run-up to the parliamentary election.

State secretary of the Union of the Russia and Belorussia, leader of the 'All Russia - Eurasian Union' party Pavel Borodin is powdered by a television make-up specialist before the TV debates in the run-up to the parliamentary election.

Television host Ernest Matskievichus (left) talks to the leader of the 'Union of the Right Forces' (SPS) party Boris Nemtsov before the pre-electoral TV debates.

Television host Ernest Matskievichus (left) talks to the leader of the 'Great Russia - Eurasian Union' party Pavel Borodin (right) and leader of the 'Union of the Right Forces' (SPS) party Boris Nemtsov (centre) before the pre-electoral TV debates.

Journalist Ernest Matskyavichus (left), leader of the Right Forces Union and the State Duma deputy Boris Nemtsov (center) and the state secretary of the Russian-Belorussian Union and chairman of "The Great Russia - the Euroasian Union" party Pavel Borodin (right) took part in the teledebates in studio of the All-Russia state broadcasting company (VGTRK).

The leader of the Right Forces Union and the State Duma deputy Boris Nemtsov (left) and the state secretary of the Russian-Belorussian Union and chairman of the "Great Russia-the Euroasian Union" party Pavel Borodin (right) took part in the teledebates in studio of the All-Russia state broadcasting company (VGTRK). The debates were devoted to the up-coming State Duma elections.