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Cinnamon illustrations of Russian presidential candidates

Cups, containing coffee latte, are on display, with cinnamon powder illustrations of presidential candidates <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PEPLT007593" title="Vladimir Putin" href="/topic/politics/government/heads-of-state/vladimir-putin-PEPLT007593.topic">Vladimir Putin</a> (C top), Gennady Zyuganov (R top), Vladimir Zhirinovsky (L bottom), Sergei Mironov (R bottom) and <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PEBSL00451" title="Mikhail Prokhorov" href="/topic/economy-business-finance/mikhail-prokhorov-PEBSL00451.topic">Mikhail Prokhorov</a> seen on the milk skin, at the Kofein cafe in Moscow February 1, 2012. The coffee chain offered its visitors to take part in a symbolic presidential election by ordering a cup of coffee displaying their favorite candidates, while showing the results of votes on a screen nearby. The Russian presidential elections are scheduled for March 4.
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Cups, containing coffee latte, are on display, with cinnamon powder illustrations of presidential candidates Vladimir Putin (C top), Gennady Zyuganov (R top), Vladimir Zhirinovsky (L bottom), Sergei Mironov (R bottom) and Mikhail Prokhorov seen on the milk skin, at the Kofein cafe in Moscow February 1, 2012. The coffee chain offered its visitors to take part in a symbolic presidential election by ordering a cup of coffee displaying their favorite candidates, while showing the results of votes on a screen nearby. The Russian presidential elections are scheduled for March 4.

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