Visehnevsky, a member of the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly, has two “clones” – men with the same name (only his father’s name is different) and even a similar hairstyle and a beard. The election poster published on Sunday, in which “triplets” can be seen next to each other, has become a social network sensation.
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Russia’s elections often use “double” tactics, and Vishnevsky’s rivals changed names before the election.
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A real friend of Višņevskis has indicated on the social network “Facebook” that the politician representing the party “Jabloko” is the only one who has tried to put on a tie to photography, reports “The Guardian”.
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“This is done in order to disorient the voters so that they vote for one of the fraudsters instead of Vishnevsky,” the politician himself commented.
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It is suspected that at least one of the candidates – whose name was until recently Viktor Bikov – shaved his hair or digitally edited a photo to look like he was retiring his hair. In a photo published on the website of the St. Petersburg government, Bikov has a thicker hairstyle and looks much younger than in the picture submitted to the election commission. Bikov’s true identity was revealed by the newspaper “Novaya Gazeta”, indicating that he officially changed his name on July 3.
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The second “clone” was formerly known as Alexei Shmelev. It has been reported that he works as a sales manager in a St. Petersburg company.
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None of the new “Boris Vishnevsky” has spoken publicly during the pre-election campaign.
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The portal “Medusa” reports that “doubles” are running for the State Duma in at least three districts of Moscow.
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