Why Russians can’t beat Putin in the street

But they can still win

Vlad Zaytsev

Navalny’s prison sentence has stirred up a new wave of protest activity in Russia. Even those who had little or no interest in politics began to talk about the need to “fight the regime”.

News from the streets and squares has broken into the sterile agenda of Russia’s federal TV channels, where the previously forbidden word “Navalny” is now…