Forward to the past: a polling station named after Vasily Ivanovich Chapaev opened in Cheboksary

He was called a "Hero of the Civil War" Chapaev in his Telegram channel the head Chuvashia Oleg Nikolaev. Then corrected A special display tells the story of Chapaev's life and heroism.

Since the 1960s, Chapaev has become the hero of numerous jokesThis is called a reaction to his overly intrusive praise.

Named polling stations began appearing in Russian regions in 2011 at the instigation of the Central Election Commission, which believed the innovation would increase turnout.

There are polling stations in Russia “Kulikovo Field”, “Cruiser “Varyag””, “Lev Tolstoy” and even "Lieutenant Rzhevsky" - another hero of jokes.

One day Vasily Ivanovich and Lieutenant Rzhevsky went to elect a president...