Novosibirsk’s Akademgorodok is one of the most protest-minded places in Russia

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Novosibirsk’s Akademgorodok is one of the most protest-minded places in Russia. At polling stations there, Vladimir Putin loses, while Yabloko and New People win. A report by 7×7

At three polling stations in Novosibirsk’s Akademgorodok in 2026, State Duma candidate Dmitry Shabanov from Yabloko won, while United Russia did not take first place on party lists. During the 2024 presidential election, New People candidate Vyacheslav Davankov won at the polling station in a Novosibirsk State University dormitory.

The outlet 7×7 went to Akademgorodok to ask voters at these polling stations — students, NSU teachers, and other Akademgorodok residents — what they think about these results. Meduza is publishing the piece in full.

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Novosibirsk’s Akademgorodok is one of the most protest-minded places in Russia

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