President-elect Donald Trump Donald John TrumpBarr criticizes DOJ in speech declaring all agency power 'is invested in the attorney general' Military leaders asked about using heat ray on protesters outside White House: report Powell warns failure to reach COVID-19 deal could 'scar and damage' economy MORE has boasted about the many buildings and products that bear his name. Now, he could add a Russian street to that list.

Residents of Ryazan, a town about 125 miles southeast of Moscow, are circulating a petition to rename Godless Street — a relic of the Soviet era — to Donald Trump Street. The petition has already received nearly 300 signatures, the petition’s creator, Sergey Bizyukin, told CNN.

“Some saw it as a joke and signed because it was fun, some stood for normalization of US-Russia ties, and some signed because they don't like the name of Godless Street,” Bizyukin said. In a play on Trump’s campaign slogan, “Make America Great Again,” Bizyukin has given his petition the slogan “Make Ryazan great again.”

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Bizyukin said he wants to use Trump’s high approval in Russia to promote the idea of warming relations between the two countries. Trump has expressed a desire to foster better relations with Russia, and has spoken fondly of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

But that relationship has come under scrutiny after the U.S. intelligence community revealed allegations that Russia hacked the Democratic National Committee and other Democratic organizations, as well as the email account of Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonBarr criticizes DOJ in speech declaring all agency power 'is invested in the attorney general' Virginia Democrat blasts Trump's 'appalling' remark about COVID-19 deaths in 'blue states' The Hill's Campaign Report: Biden asks if public can trust vaccine from Trump ahead of Election Day | Oklahoma health officials raised red flags before Trump rally MORE campaign chairman John Podesta, and provided those documents to WikiLeaks in an attempt to influence the outcome of the presidential election in favor of Trump.