Since September, the channel has been airing the program “Politics and Life,” hosted by Federation Council Chairman Sergei Mironov, who openly lobbies the interests of the Kremlin in all his endeavors. Now the editor-in-chief of Spas, Ivan Demidov, is tipped to become the leader of the new youth “United Russia”, which will be called simply and tastefully - “Young Guard”. The authorities are preparing for the 2007-2008 elections and, it seems, want to understand how winning the Orthodox-patriotic card will be.