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(20 Oct 2012) SHOTLIST 1. Sergei Udaltsov, Left Front leader and opposition activist, giving his passport to a member of the opposition's Coordination Committee in order to vote 2. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Sergei Udaltsov, Left Front leader and opposition activist: "I believe that if there aren't normal elections in the country, if the government doesn't want to organise elections without considering the major protests, citizens themselves must learn how to hold elections, without those crooks and thieves, without the state. We're in the 21st century, we have modern technology, and I think that with good organisation the whole country will be able to vote in this way in a few years. On the internet, without getting up from your chair, without leaving your home. This is a step towards direct democracy." 3. Mid of polling station official 4. Mid of a woman, with her child, voting 5. Mid of polling station officials, over shoulder of voter with child 6. Wide of Dmitry Gudkov, opposition Member of Parliament, at the rally speaking to journalists 7. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Dmitry Gudkov, opposition Member of Parliament: "The most important thing is that the votes are counted honestly. And even if I'm not elected (to the Coordination Committee), I'm still going to represent the interests of this White Ribbon movement (a pro-democracy liberal opposition movement) in State Parliament. And even Ilya Ponomarev (another opposition Member of Parliament), who withdrew his candidacy, he is also going to, and he's going to write inquiries, and pull people out of police vehicles (after being arrested for protesting), and support this protest movement." 8. Mid of a poster in support of Konstantin Lebedev, a leftist opposition member, recently arrested for allegedly plotting mass riots 9. Wide of poster, surrounded by protesters holding a banner 10. Mid of Udaltsov speaking with Ilya Ponomarev, an opposition Member of Parliament, surrounded by media 11. Wide of voters 12. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Maxim (no last name given), Vox Pop: "We already see from the reaction that followed these measures (the elections), that the government is scared. Considering the fact that the servers (of the Coordination Committee) went down, that several officials have spoken out critically (against the elections), that they're detaining people. Well, if there is such a reaction, it means that we're already doing something good. We'll see what comes of it." 13. Close-up of a flag reading "FACEBOOK" 14. Low angle shot of man walking holding "FACEBOOK" flag STORYLINE Elections for opposition leaders got underway in several parts of Russia on Saturday, in attempts to unify and strengthen the movement against Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin had nothing but mockery for those who protested against the contentious national elections in unprecedented numbers last winter. Russia's opposition, he said, was no more than a gaggle of docile internet dwellers with "no unified programme, no clear and comprehensible way of achieving their unclear goals, and nobody who can actually do something." This weekend, the anti-Putin movement intends to prove him wrong by formally choosing its leaders. Among those registering to vote for the opposition Coordination Committee, was Left Front leader and opposition activist Sergei Udaltsov. "I believe that if there aren't normal elections in the country, if the government doesn't want to organise elections without considering the major protests, citizens themselves must learn how to hold elections, without those crooks and thieves, without the state," he said. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...