Exclusive: We spent five months filming in three cities and met many Russians opposed to the president. Convincing such people to speak their minds in front of a camera was hard. But three women came forward
Repression in Vladimir Putin’s Russia is making young activists more defiantn January
Deeper grievances were also behind the unrest. The protesters railed against financial and moral corruption, state violence and Mr Putin’s usurpation of power. “In Putin’s Russia, we have no future,” one 20-year-old man in St Petersburg told pollsters who braved police truncheons to conduct their research.
For Ms Grudina herself, the covid-19 pandemic provided the pretext for a more sinister form of intimidation. Although perfectly healthy, she was detained in a hospital for patients sick with covid-19—supposedly to prevent her from spreading the coronavirus.The episode not only prevented Ms Grudina from campaigning, but also from registering as a candidate with the election commission.
“If there are a lot of people in the beautiful Russia of the future who want to be politicians and who want to be elected, then let them be.”Ms Fatyanova’s story bears similarities to Ms Grudina’s. The pair were among a handful of Mr Navalny’s supporters who decided to run in local elections as independent candidates. Ms Fatyanova decided to do so after her job at Mr Navalny’s headquarters in St Petersburg came to an end.
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