POVALIKHINO, Russia — For five years, Marina Udgodskaya cleaned the administration building of this village in central Russia, and stoked the fire in winter to keep officials warm. Now she runs the place.
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A man casts his ballot at a polling station in Novosibirsk on Sept. 13, 2020.
