Co-chairman of the leftist Rodina ('Motherland') movement Sergey Glazyev is interviewed during the NTV show covering the parliamentary election process.

Co-chairman of the leftist Rodina ('Motherland') movement Dmitry Rogozin (left) and leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR) Vladimir Zhirinovsky (right) take part in the NTV show aired after the parliamentary election.

A prominent member of the 'Union of the Right Forces' (SPS) party Irina Khakamada takes part in the NTV show aired after the parliamentary election.

Co-chairman of the leftist Rodina ('Motherland') movement Dmitry Rogozin takes part in the NTV show aired after the parliamentary election.

Co-chairman of the leftist Rodina ('Motherland') movement Dmitry Rogozin (left) and leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR) Vladimir Zhirinovsky (right) take part in the NTV show aired after the parliamentary election.

Leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR) Vladimir Zhirinovsky takes part in the NTV show aired after the parliamentary election.

Russian television host Dmitry Bykov yawns during the NTV show aired after the parliamentary election.

The Kommersant correspondent Andrey Kolesnikov (sitting left), Kommersant Editor-in-Chief Andrey Vasilyev (centre) and the Moskovsky Komsomolets (MK) columnist Andrey Minkin (right) attend the NTV show aired after the parliamentary election.

Member of the Moscow city legislature Yevgeny Bunimovich (left) and host of the NTV 'Freedom of Speech' and 'Impact' political shows Savik Shuster (right) take part in the special NTV show aired to cover parliamentary election.

Portrait of the Russian President Vladimir Putin looms between packets of orange juice and tea-bags.

A girl walks over the 'Freedom of Speech' inscription on the floor of the NTV studios.

Leader of the Rodina ('Motherland') political movement, economist Sergey Glazyev takes part in an NTV television show aired in the run-up to the parliamentary election.

Editor-in-chief of the nationalist Zavtra ('Tomowwor') newspaper, writer Alexander Prokhanov takes part in a political TV programme covering the parliamentary election. The programme was staged and aired by NTV television company.

Co-chairman of the Rodina ('Motherland') electoral movement Dmitry Rogozin (left) and maverick leader of the Russian Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR) Vladimir Zhirinovsky (right) take part in a political TV programme covering the parliamentary election. The programme was staged and aired by NTV television company.

Co-chairman of the Rodina ('Motherland') electoral movement Dmitry Rogozin takes part in a political TV programme covering the parliamentary election. The programme was staged and aired by NTV television company.

Co-chairman of the Rodina ('Motherland') electoral movement Dmitry Rogozin takes part in a political TV programme covering the parliamentary election. The programme was staged and aired by NTV television company.

Co-chairman of the Rodina ('Motherland') electoral movement Dmitry Rogozin takes part in a political TV programme covering the parliamentary election. The programme was staged and aired by NTV television company.

Political commentator Yulia Latynina takes part in a political TV programme covering the parliamentary election. The programme was staged and aired by NTV television company.

Television host Dmitry Bykov (left) takes part in a political TV programme covering the parliamentary election. The programme was staged and aired by NTV television company.

Television host Dmitry Bykov (left) takes part in a political TV programme covering the parliamentary election. The programme was staged and aired by NTV television company.

Leader of the Russian Communist Party (KPRF) Gennady Zyuganov (on the screen) takes part in a political TV programme covering the parliamentary election. The programme was staged and aired by NTV television company.

Co-chairman of the Rodina ('Motherland') electoral movement Sergey Glazyev takes part in a political TV programme covering the parliamentary election. The programme was staged and aired by NTV television company.

Journalist Andrey Minkin (left) and popular sketch-writer Victor Shenderovich (right) chat away in the NTV studios before during production of the television programme to cover parliamentary election.

Journalist Andrey Minkin (left) and popular sketch-writer Victor Shenderovich (right) chat away in the NTV studios before during production of the television programme to cover parliamentary election.

Popular sketch-writer Victor Shenderovich (right) readies for the NTV television programme to cover parliamentary election.

Popular sketch-writer Victor Shenderovich readies for the NTV television programme to cover parliamentary election.

Russian State Duma deputies elections. TV-hosts Victor Shenderovich (at the left), Maria Shahova (in the center) and Alexander Gerasimov (at the left) attended at the TV broadcast on the NTV channel, devoted to elections and its preliminary results coverage.

Russian State Duma deputies elections. Editor-in-chief of the "Moscow news" newspaper Evgeny Kiselev (at the left) and head of the united editorial staff of the "Svododa slova" and "Vliyanie" programs Savik Shuster (at the left) attended at the TV broadcast on the NTV channel, devoted to elections and its preliminary results coverage.

NTV television company studio prepared for production of the 'Freedom of Speech' political show.

Host of the NTV political shows 'Freedom of Speech' and 'Impact' Savik Shuster (left) and editor-in-chief of the Moscow News paper Yevgeny Kiselev (right) get ready for the programme aired to cover the voting in the parliamentary election.

Host of the NTV political shows 'Freedom of Speech' and 'Impact' Savik Shuster (right) and member of the Moscow City Duma, co-ordinator of the Culture and Art Foundation Yevgeny Bunimovich (left) get ready for the programme aired to cover the voting in the parliamentary election.