Years go by: ruling parties change, the country’s leaders change, the Constitution changes, and even the country itself changes. Only Valentina Tereshkova remains steadfast in serving whatever power is in charge. And that power treats Valentina Tereshkova like a trophy—dusting her off before important dates and putting her on display. Who would dare criticize a national heroine? In a new video, Kira Yarmysh @kira_yarmysh explains that while Valentina Tereshkova enthusiastically supports some of the most vile initiatives of the Russian authorities, she has secured a future for her own children far away from Putin and United Russia. In the September 19 election, Tereshkova is running from Yaroslavl Region and wants to drag two more United Russia candidates in with her—Andrei Kovalenko and Larisa Ushakova. Take part in Smart Voting to stop that from happening.