In Voronezh, the leader of the local Young Guard, Konstantin Kvasov, invited the leader of the People's Democratic Union, Mikhail Kasyanov, to join United Russia. To which Kasyanov made him a counter-offer. Noting that United Russia has good slogans, he said: “In reality, everything is exactly the opposite: where is the free media? where is the independent parliament? All this is profanation! Therefore, your place is here in the RNDS.” It is characteristic that before Kasyanov’s arrival in Voronezh, the “Young Guards” staged a picket under the slogan “Kasyanov, get out of here!”