“How many people have recently emerged who want to show their patriotism solely by banging their paws. And in furious demands to brand, attract and approximately punish those whom they accuse of lack of patriotism...
But Ms. Tkach’s proposal, perhaps, stands out from the general background - it very much copies Soviet times.
The laws of the USSR allowed deprivation of citizenship "in exceptional cases by decision of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, if a person committed actions that discredited the high rank of citizen of the USSR and harmed the prestige or state security of the USSR."