Now trending on Russian Twitter: the surname of the liberal St. Petersburg city lawmaker seeking reelection to the municipal legislature, Boris Vishnevsky. And another official linked to the ruling United Russia party with the same name.
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Young men use their smartphones walking past a poster announcing the upcoming Russian parliamentary election in Moscow on August 31, 2021. - Elections to the Russian State Duma will be held from September 17 to 19, 2021.
