“All this looked like campaigning for this political party,” said Rodina faction deputy Ivan Kharchenko, referring to the imminent elections to the Moscow City Duma. The United Russia members themselves remained silent, although they suggested that the Rodinites prepare the appropriate protocol instructions. But the representative of the LDPR, Oleg Malyshkin, acted as an apologist for the party in power. “If you build something like this with your own money, let them show you around day and night, and I’ll also get a job as a watchman for you,” he said.