"Peace and change!"

New Year's appeals to the Russians who will not see on TV

The president’s New Year's appeal before the chimes turned into the same tradition as Olivier’s salad or a glass of champagne. However, the storm of Vladimir Putin on TV forces Russians to look for alternatives : some watch the appeals of Boris Yeltsin or Vladimir Zelensky , and someone asks to record a new congratulation to Alla Pugacheva. "Cold" offers readers short congratulations from people pursued by the current government. For example, from a maximum security colony Vladimir Kara-Murza, an unregistered presidential candidate Ekaterina Duntsova and many others whom the Russians will not be able to see on TV.

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Vladimir Kara-Murza

A politician sentenced to 25 years in prison in a maximum security colony on charges of treason, the spread of "fakes" about the Russian army and cooperation with an undesirable organization

Friends, I sincerely congratulate you on the upcoming New Year! I wish you all of us and our country in 2024 of peace, freedom and changes. That is, of course, in the reverse sequence, because it will be just like that. Someone will say that this is an unrealistic wish-but in Russia the changes begin precisely when they are least waiting for them. Believe the historian 🙂

Recently, I especially often recall our conversations with Boris Nemtsov. He was rarely mistaken in forecasts and assessments - it is not surprising that his video and interviews do not lose popularity today. Nemtsov always said: serious political changes in Russia will begin in the mid-2020s.

Therefore - peace, freedom and change. And speedy dawn. It will certainly be. I give everyone warm Siberian greetings!

Ekaterina Duntsova

journalist, unregistered presidential candidate in the 2024 election

I want to wish the Russians all over the world - peace and kindness!

We want to live in a happy, human, predictable and rich country. Build at home, calmly raise children, work and earn. Travel and meet friends. We all want to be confident in our happy tomorrow. Live a full life. And just to be yourself.

Let all our main dreams come true in the new year, the future will become clear and clean, and the news only delight. I call all Russians to participate in the creation of such a future in 2024!

Hugged everyone!

Lev Schlosberg

politician, deputy chairman of the Yabloko party

I wish all the inhabitants of Russia in 2024 and after it a large reserve of forces. Understanding that today will be long. Do not eat illusions and myths. Do not let charlatans let you get it. Do not deceive yourself and loved ones. To appreciate those who are telling the truth, without decorating it with fig leaves. Do not get carried away with new idols. Do not lose your homeland.

Save human in inhuman time. Do not let envy and gloating inside yourself. To remain yourself, not to lose yourself, even if you need to limit yourself to something for this. Supporting relatives, friends, friends, but not dissolve in others. Do not take offense to be compassionate to those who are painful and bad, but do not go crazy with this pain. Save families. Take care of children, especially from hatred.

Remember that there is always a future. Remember that “day after” is inevitable. And on this day it will not be very important not to regret both the done and about the unconnected. Fight for every human life. Forgive those you love. Be calm and stubborn. Believe in yourself. Bring the world closer.

Julia Galyamin

A politician, a former municipal deputy, one of the founders of the “soft force” movement

Congratulations to everyone Happy New Year! I wish you all in the new year to learn to be happy. It seems that in such a cruel, inhuman time, happiness is simply impossible. But this is not so. We become happy when we find the meaning of our life, and then we live, live every day, embodying this meaning into reality.

The meaning that gives happiness is always beyond the borders of us. It is always associated with others. Helping others, developing a common good, realizing our values ​​- we realize ourselves, we grow, we embody ourselves and our destiny, we become adults and happy.

Today we all have to become adults and begin to answer not only for ourselves, but also for the common good, for our city, for our country. It's time to become happy.

Boris Karelitsky

sociologist, political scientist sentenced to a fine in the case of justification of terrorism

The outgoing year has not brought changes for the better for our society. And on a global scale, the number of bloody conflicts and their victims was noted. But this does not mean, as if you need to despair. The conditions for changes ripen, and they will inevitably begin - suddenly, quickly and dramatic. I can’t predict the dates and form of events, but the story is inexorable, and attempts to stop the movement of objective processes only aggravate the contradictions that require their permission.

Will a new reality delight us? This is not obvious. But new circumstances will require responsible actions and determination from everyone. We are accustomed to the fact that nothing depends on us. But at a certain moment, without even having the habit of deciding our own fate and fate of society, we will be forced to do this. Whether we want it or not, whether we like it or not, whether it will be easy or not.

As for me, the current New Year will be one of the happiest in my life. Everyone expected to meet him in prison, and I met him at home. I would very much like the outcome of my business to become not a one -time happy exception, but by a precedent. But in any case, he proves: do not be afraid, but we must hope. What I wish the readers of the "cold".

Lilia Chanysheva

politician, ex-head of the “headquarters of Navalny” in Ufa, sentenced to 7.5 years in prison under “extremist” articles

Since November 2021, I have been in custody, and even after my arrest , the processes launched by me to protect the interests of citizens of the Republic of Bashkortostan have been living and developing independently. This once again proves that their rights must be defended and if necessary to fight for them.

I had a lot of time for thinking, and here's what I will say: despite the trials in conclusion and the experienced emotions, I consider my path true. I would repeat my choice again and would not leave Russia.

I wish everyone to remain optimists. Take care of yourself. Everything will be fine.

Asya Kazantseva

Scientific journalist, writer whose public meetings in Russia are canceled

Any polls of public opinion steadily demonstrate that the path that our dear Fatherland moves is not like is not like. Ten millions of people, no matter how you formulate questions. However, total control over the media reaches the main goal: everyone clearly feels that he is one, completely alone, notes something was wrong, and all the rest in a single impulse are moving towards the triumphant wild.

This is an illusion. It is important not to succumb to this illusion. It is not necessary to be a hero and sacrifice himself, but it is important to at least not die before death and do what depends on us, whether it is support for an alternative candidate or at least helping others to retain from brutality and despair.