In 2012, Russia protested against falsifications in the Duma elections: the opposition called for vote against Putin, Alexey Navalny gained popularity, thousands of citizens entered rallies and pickets. Against the backdrop of the increasing popularity of the opposition among the youth, United Russia responded to a response: she arranged “a week of patriotism” to students of the Chelyabinsk College, in which the reader of Samizdat studied.