From Levada to VTsIOM

A person is able to get used to everything, even if he is opposition views. In Russia, hundreds of political prisoners, many of which we do not even know. Krasnodar activist Daria Polyudova, Ulyanovsk human rights activist Sergey Kryukov - Do you know these, for example, names? And by the way, they are in jail for political activities. What can I say if we forgot even about the most loud political business - about the "riots" in Bolotnaya Square. We do not pay attention to the next repressive laws of the State Duma, which it stamped without stopping.

Moreover, opposition structures and independent politicians, such as the “Coalition for Moscow”, “Democratic Choice”, Maxim Katz, are supported in the election of nominees from “Fair Russia” and the Communist Party. Although these parties make no less contribution than United Russia to the creation of new prohibitive laws and strengthen the Bonapartist Putin vertical, support the so -called East Ukrainian separatists.

To win, you need to work consistently, and not just walk once every six months along the streets with balls in protest

The Russian government continues to provoke a war in an adjacent state. And I believe that in Ukraine it will not stop. Our authorities, settled by the revival of the Russian Empire, are quite capable of joining both Belarus and the Baltic countries. And those who are against will be called "internal enemies"; The non -Clain -combatants, bored with power, will beat the disagreements in the gateway, as happened with the leader of the Pskov Yabloko by Leo Schlosberg.

Well, at least, it is planned to hold another anti -war rally on September 21. But I have great doubts that the indifferent and demoralized remnants of the white lane will take part in it. Fascism is being revived in Russia, and anti -Maidan squads and modern alliances of Mikhail Archangel will dominate the streets. In Moscow, another 200 churches will be built, and disagreements will return to the kitchen, emigrate or go according to the stage.

Recently, we have been scared of terrible ratings. Sociological polls "Levada Center", for example, give Vladimir Putin a huge support rating-84%. At the same time, the VTsIOM associated with the authorities, which is believed to artificially overstates the authorities of the authorities, reports that at the moment the Provencies rating of Putin is 67%. Is VTsIOM, protesting against the grocery embargo, now underestimates the president’s rating? I doubt. The increase in prices for products and housing and communal services tariffs will bring Russians out of the state of euphoria and cure imperial ambitions.

We, disagreeing with the authorities, need to use all legal methods of combating the regime - to unite in opposition organizations, go to protest rallies, participate in the election campaign of democratic candidates, and conduct educational activities. And remember that with our inaction and indifference, we even more untie the hands of the ruling regime! It seemed to many that after the protests of 2011-2012, the regime would fall. This is impossible, because dismantling the regime is a long process. To win, you need to work consistently, and not just walk once every six months along the streets with balls in protest.

Nikolai Caucasian - member of the board of the Committee "For Civil Rights", a member of the Yabloko party and the left socialist movement. The former accused in the "Swamp case" was amnestied in December 2013. Candidate for the Moscow City Duma from the Yabloko party