In Primorye, schoolchildren are being forced to vote on improvement projects, and public sector employees are being asked to "bring 15 friends." 

On coercion of public sector employees to vote reported Nakhodka journalist Anna Sharipova, an employee of a public sector organization, said they are forced to create lists of 15 friends and acquaintances and obtain a code from each of them—they send it to them after voting on Gosuslugi. 

"It looked absolutely disgusting. You, like a fool, call your friends, someone refuses to give you the code, someone tells you to f*ck off right away," the woman said. 

If they refuse, they threaten to write an explanatory note to the mayor. While residents aren't opposed to the improvements themselves, they don't support these methods. 

Similar methods are used in some schools: volunteers come into classrooms during lessons. 

"They come into class and ask everyone to vote. Not for specific projects, but for anything. Children register using their phone numbers; they don't even need government services. <…> There are always one or two adults in the group. You can refuse, apparently, but they'll still encourage you to register and vote," one parent explained to NeMoskva. 

NotMoscow told A similar situation occurred in the Saratov region. First-graders were forced to vote there, and last year the same practice was implemented in kindergartens. 

The project to vote on improvement projects is underway in 54 municipalities across various regions. The winners, who will receive funding, will be determined after June 12.