Russian Instagram has always been apolitical, but now it has become very protestive

They are unhappy with food prices, blocking and even Putin. Here are just a few examples

Instagram in Russia was blocked shortly after the start of the great war between Russia and Ukraine in 2022. But Russians have not left Instagram; moreover, their posts are becoming more and more politicized. Due to Internet blocking, rising food prices and other social problems, users are publishing more and more posts criticizing the authorities, either directly or indirectly, in the form of jokes and memes. What exactly are they unhappy about? We show it with several examples.

Sorry. There is a lot of swearing in this text

Food has become more expensive

Minced meat - 1803 rubles. Cake - 1105.

There is not enough money even for cucumbers

— Hello, I want to take out a loan.

— What do you need a loan for? For a car? For an apartment?

- No, for cucumbers.

Utilities haven't gotten any cheaper either.

Utilities will be indexed by 40%. Are you crazy or what? My mother has a pension of 14 thousand rubles. My father has 17. And the communal apartment is around 10 thousand. What should they eat anyway?

And the internet was turned off

I can’t stand what tyrants who are out of touch with reality do to us. I live in a remote village.

For a week my children could not go to school because their mobile Internet was blocked. Attention to my electricity bills - we don’t have gas in the village, it’s not in the plans for gasification - so in order to pay these bills, I have to work. But I can’t work because our Internet is blocked.

Maybe it's time to leave?

This is what I think: if I’m not needed in Russia - my knowledge, my ten years of experience - I’ll probably go to my dad, to Belarus, to help my Belarusian brothers. I'll go to the dictator then.

Because there is no strength to live without communication (attention - this is a conversation on the intercom)

- Good afternoon! You have an appointment for a massage.

- Thank you, I will.

But you can set it to "Max"

- Hello , is this the FSB?

- Yes, what is it?

- Tell me, are you bugging me?

- What difference does it make to you?

- Yes, I was just now at the gynecologist, and I don’t remember how long they scheduled me for tomorrow.

— You didn’t see a gynecologist, but a mammologist, and you have an appointment tomorrow at 15:00.

What about the money?

I'm an entrepreneur, and this year I'm completely screwed .

If your business survives until February 2026, you are a legend .

And who is to blame?

Dear Vladimir Vladimirovich! I am the most loyal part of the country. But even my patience is running out. To what limit should people be brought? They turn back what they want. I want our government to resign. All. Because it's impossible .

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