"United Russia" Members Were Instructed To Go Door-to-door And Remind People Of The Capture Of Moscow By The Ancestors Of The Belarusians
- 5.11.2026, 12:05
The ruling party in Russia is holding this event from November 2 through November 8.
During their visits to regions of the Russian Federation from November 2 to 8, United Russia lawmakers were instructed to meet with local residents “in courtyards and on the streets,” rather than in offices or reception areas. This is according to an internal party document reviewed by Vedomosti. The document states that meetings with citizens must be lively. In particular, deputies should thank Russians for their support and “contribution to the party’s victory” in the State Duma elections.
At the same time, when interacting with citizens, United Russia members should remind them of the Time of Troubles in the 16th–17th centuries, when “victory over foreign invaders” was achieved “thanks to thousands of volunteers.” “A similar role is assigned to volunteers and today’s defenders, whose dedication and courage are crucial to the special military operation,” the document containing recommendations states. In addition, United Russia members are to organize events to send care packages to the front lines, arrange excursions for war veterans undergoing medical treatment, and visit wounded soldiers in hospitals.
Regional Week takes place just a month and a half after the elections. A mandatory part of a deputy’s work during this period is holding public meetings with citizens, which are usually conducted in their offices, noted the deputy head of the “United Russia” faction Evgeny Revenko. “Now, however, there is a desire to hold informal meetings: when visiting a village, to talk on the street near a landscaped area around a school or park, to meet in courtyards, village clubs, and so on,”, Revenko explained.
He added that the faction in the new convocation has been significantly revitalized by people who have no prior experience in parliamentary work. “We aim to train our new colleagues as quickly as possible in working with constituents and to pass on our experience so that they can get up to speed on parliamentary work,” emphasized the United Russia representative.
According to the results of the State Duma elections held on September 18–20, “United Russia” officially received more than 57% of the vote. This allowed it to secure 349 of the 450 seats in the lower house of parliament. At the same time, the Russian authorities may have “fabricated” every third vote for the party. As a result, according to analysts’ estimates, United Russia’s actual result may have been 35%.
It is worth recalling from a historical perspective, the events of the early 17th century in Russia can be described more accurately as a civil war that took place at that time in Muscovy between supporters and opponents of the Polish king and Grand Duke of Lithuania Sigismund III and his son Vladislav.
The militia led by Minin and Pozharsky fought not so much for Russia’s independence as it did to participate in a mere power struggle between two rival factions. On the side of the other faction were the Lithuanians (Belarusians), who made up more than half of the army of the so-called “interveners.”
Thus, the commander of the Lithuanian garrison in the Kremlin until the summer of 1612 was the Grand Refendar of Lithuania Alexander Korvin-Gonsevsky, who was succeeded in this position by Mikołaj Struś — a Lithuanian (Belarusian) colonel who commanded the Kremlin garrison in the summer and fall of 1612, that is, right up until its surrender. Finally, the relief force that broke through to aid the besieged was commanded by Jan Karol Chodkiewicz, who served as Grand Hetman of Lithuania from 1605 to 1621.
Formally, Sigismund III’s son—King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, Władysław IV Vasa—remained the Tsar of Moscow until 1634. As early as 1610, he had been invited to the throne by the Moscow boyars and clergy. Virtually all the residents of Moscow and many other cities swore allegiance to Vladislav. A coin bearing his image was even minted.
Western kings and monarchs did not take the subsequent “accession” of Mikhail Romanov seriously. After all, they considered Vladislav IV Vasa to be the legitimate tsar.
At that time, the King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania was the de facto ruler of most of the Muscovite lands. The border ran just 100 km from Moscow, and beyond it lay lands inhabited mainly not by Russians, but by Mordvins, Chuvash, Udmurts, Bashkirs, Tatars, and other peoples.