From the photographs published on the website of the department it follows that Arsentiev and Filimonov were walking in a column with identical photos of veteran Kudashkina, but in one of the photographs he was signed as “Andrey Matveyevich” and in the other - “Matvey Andreevich”.
“This is not confusion. Our leader simply gave the opportunity to carry a portrait of his grandfather to his friends ... Kudashkin is the grandfather of our minister Arsentiev, ”RIA Novosti was told in the regional Interior Ministry.
At the same time, they found it difficult to explain why there are different names under the portraits of one person. The Office noted that an official comment will be given later.
Earlier, the Interior Ministry reported that in Russia, 10 million people participated in the action "Immortal Regiment".