Many know that the remains of Kuzma Minin, known as "bulkokhrust", "Russian nationalist" and at the same time "imperialist", were destroyed in 1929 in the Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin along with the remains of local princes? This did not happen as a result of a Polish invasion, but during the transformations carried out by the Soviet government after the civil war. On the site of the Holy Transfiguration Cathedral, the "House of Soviets" was built by architect Alexander Grinberg.

In this cathedral, memorial services were held annually: on October 26 in honor of Prince Pozharsky and on November 1 in honor of Minin. A tent chapel was erected over Minin's grave, where every Russian could read the lines on the sarcophagus praising him: "Praise and eternal glory to Russia, honor: Here Minovich Kuzma rests his body, Whoever is truly Russian, let him kiss his dust."

Soviet poet Jack Altauzen expressed his opinion about Minin and Pozharsky in verses, questioning: "So what, they saved Russia! Or maybe it would have been better not to save it?" Today he would likely be an active participant in state-sponsored cultural events and would give interviews to foreign publications.