"No war!" at the Borisovsky cemetery in Moscow
Video: BBC Russian Service
“He was not afraid, and we are not afraid!”, “Yulia, we are with you,” chant those who came to ask for Navalny.
https://t.me/pravdaGerashchenko_en/31006
The crowd chants "Putin is a murderer!" - Russian media.
“Putin killed him, but didn’t break him,” - this is the poster hung on a tree on Borisovskie Prudy Street
“Bring the soldiers home!”, “Ukrainians are good people,” chant those gathered at the Borisov cemetery
People also turned on flashlights in memory of Navalny.
This is why Putin is afraid of the elections. Not because he needs to adhere to the result, but because it can be a catalyst for protests. And protests are a feedback loop where the more people are protesting, the more safe it is for more people to also protest. I hope the Russian people can get rid of their leaders and stop the war they don't want.
The 'election' is really to show everybody that Putin is roughly representing the will of the Russian people. As soon as that goes away, it becomes much easier not only to protest, but also to coupe aganinst Putin.
So far it has been a massive failure. 100k signatures for an anti war canidate and now Nawalny causing trouble. Even worse not nationalist Nawalny, but one that can not say anything stupid.
@JohnDClay @LaFinlandia
The vast majority of Russians support the war and Putin.
The vast majority of Russians respond to polls saying they support the war and Putin. The actual margin is much more thin. But unfortunately there are still many many Russians who support the war.
Edit: here's a video explaining the phenomenon https://youtu.be/WrO5-fXTbYs
@JohnDClay
The two fundamental of Russian thinking.
1, Suffering is inescapable, and must be accepted.
2, A strongman leader is always best, even if he does terrible things to us.
These beliefs have been a constant throughout one thousand years of Russian history
Sure, not every Russian agrees with those beliefs, but the number of those who don't, are so small, as to be effectively zero.
@JohnDClay Not 'many.' Most.
Where are you getting that? Polls as I said aren't a great indicator since people are afraid.
@JohnDClay
I am a fluent Russian speaker with a degree in Politics and lived in Russia for years.
Nobody takes the polls seriously. Neither inside nor outside Russia
I get my information from reliable sources in Russia, with whom I am in daily contact.
А мои доверенные источники сказали мне, что твои доверенные источники — говно ;)
@JohnDClay @LaFinlandia