Published on: 2026-08-28
Source: Moscow Government – Правительства Москвы –
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In Moscow, voting has begun in which the city’s residents determine the fate of the monument to Alexander Pushkin. It is taking place within the framework of electronic voting system testing before the State Duma elections on the website elec.mos.ru and at 132 polling stations in Moscow until 14:00.
Adult city residents with permanent registration in Moscow are participating in the voting. Users with an account on mos.ru can cast their vote online. full account on the portal. When visiting a polling station to vote using an electronic terminal, you must have your passport with you.
Participants in the test vote answer the proposed question: should the monument to A.S. Pushkin be returned to its historical location on Tverskoy Boulevard, in honor of the unveiling of which Fyodor Dostoevsky delivered his famous speech about the poet’s role in uniting Russia? The initiative to relocate the monument was put forward by People’s Artist of the RSFSR and Chairman of the Union of Cinematographers of the Russian Federation Nikita Mikhalkov.
During the trial voting, Muscovites can not only influence the fate of the monument to Alexander Pushkin, which is currently installed in Pushkin Square. They are also helping specialists ensure that the city’s electronic voting system is fully ready for the September elections.
In a test vote, Muscovites will determine the fate of the monument to Alexander Pushkin
The testing of the electronic voting system in Moscow is traditionally conducted several weeks before the elections. This allows for an assessment of the system’s user-friendliness, verification of all its functions and components under conditions close to real-life. In addition, on the day of testing, specialists subject the system to stress tests with brief power outages, communication interruptions, and other artificially created disturbances, ensuring that electronic voting continues uninterrupted and that votes are correctly recorded in the blockchain.
Elections in Moscow will take place from September 18 to 20, 2026. During these days, Muscovites will vote online and at polling stations in the city for deputies of the State Duma of the Russian Federation. Residents of the Shchukino district will also elect municipal deputies. In addition, with the help of terminals at Moscow polling stations, guests of the capital from other regions of Russia who used the “Mobile Voter” mechanism and chose to vote at their location in Moscow will vote for State Duma deputies. Residents of six subjects of the Russian Federation will also be able to cast their votes in the same way for the highest officials of their regions.
Voters will be rewarded for participating in the elections in Moscow in 2026. Everyone who votes online on elec.mos.ru or using the electronic voting terminal at the polling station, will receive from one to 50 thousand bonus points as part of the campaign “#ChoosingTogether2026 — Moscow” the “Million Prizes” programs and will be able to use them with partners. Each point is equal to one ruble. Participants of past campaigns most often exchanged prizes for promo codes, which provide discounts in supermarkets, pharmacies, clothing and footwear stores. In addition, points can be used to get discounts in cafes and restaurants, to top up map Support the “Troika”, as well as charitable foundations.
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