Co-chairman of the regional headquarters of the All-Russian People's Front in the Sverdlovsk region Nikolay Kosarev will continue his work in the projects of the Popular Front and the support of the President of the Russian Federation in the upcoming election campaign, the press service of ONF.

"Nikolai Petrovich, first of all, a professional, under whose leadership, activists and experts of the regional branch of the ONF carried out many projects in the field of education. The Working Group "Education and Culture as the Basics of National Identity", in which he participates, has built constructive relations with both the pedagogical community and the executive authorities. Therefore, the question of changing his post in the ONF due to possible changes in the mass media discussed at the main place of work is not being considered, "commented the head of the regional executive committee of the ONF Zhanna Ryabtseva.

Earlier in the media there were rumors about criminal cases brought against the Rector of the USMU, as well as information that the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation is ready to terminate the contract with Kosarev and to release him from his post.

In ONF note that the rotation in the leadership of the Ural State Mining University is planned, and Nikolai Kosarev said last year publicly that he will not run for the forthcoming elections of the rector, which will be held in 2018. However, the desire of certain structures to relate this to various inspections and to see a loyal person as a rector of a large Ural university can provoke "injections" in the information space.

"Nikolai Petrovich's principled position on environmental issues and environmental protection, on the whole, active activity in the presidential movement generated contradictions with some large industrial structures. This is connected with the negative information background that accompanied his activities in recent times. However, we are sure that this noise will not prevent Nikolay Petrovich from continuing his public activities and implement many more projects in the People's Front aimed at developing education in the region, "Ryabtseva said..

This position was agreed in the central executive committee of the movement, Ryabtseva added..