Employees of budget institutions and students from various cities were urged to vote for Smolensk in the 'Youth Capital of Russia-2026' competition, which caused outrage from State Duma deputy Vladimir Samokish after Tomsk's loss.

Employees of budget institutions and students from various cities were urged to vote for Smolensk in the 'Youth Capital of Russia-2026' competition, which caused outrage from State Duma deputy Vladimir Samokish after Tomsk's loss.

@ostorozhno_novosti 21 Dec 2025, 16:03

State Duma deputy Vladimir Samokish criticized the "Youth Capital of Russia" competition as "unfair" and "destructive to the country" after his hometown Tomsk placed second, while Smolensk won, but later deleted the post and apologized.

@meduzalive 21 Dec 2025, 12:05

State Duma deputy Vladimir Samokish expressed dissatisfaction with the results of the competition for the title of Youth Capital of Russia, in which Tomsk took second place, losing to Smolensk.

@bazabazon 21 Dec 2025, 08:53

A member of the State Duma from Tomsk region, Vladimir Samokish, criticized the competition for the title of 'Youth Capital of Russia', calling it 'complete garbage' and claiming the results were unfair, with Smolensk winning.

@ostorozhno_novosti 21 Dec 2025, 08:11