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He seems to have realized that he had entered a rather unpleasant space and that it was time to move away in the direction of the Russian opposition a much more natural place for him as a representative of the countrys progressive intelligentsia. He thus clashed with conservative politicians who applauded the brutal police repression against youth protests. Unequivocal comments began to appear about the need to overthrow top Russian officials and the supreme leader himself.
Kagarlitski also tried to show that Putins statements about Russia Russia Mobile Number List a besieged fortress were nothing more than ridiculous selfjustifications of a corrupt regime. In 2020 he supported the major protests against Aleksandr Lukashenko in Belarus and called on Russians to learn from their neighbors. In 2021 he supported protests in defense of opposition leader Alexei Navalny detained upon his return from abroad and called for his release. Kagarlitskis dislike for the current system and for Putin himself has grown so much that he is willing to devote entire programs on his Rabkor YouTube channel to discussing rumors about the presidents poor health. He didnt even hide his hope that the wait wouldnt be so long. On February 24 2022 the Russian Army began its fullscale invasion of Ukraine. Kagarlitsky immediately took a firm stance against Russian aggression calling it a sinister adventure of a doomed regime.
When asked about his change of attitude towards Ukraine he replied The victim may be a bad person but he is still a victim. Poland in the 1930s was a very reactionary state but when Germany attacked her she was the victim of aggression and she had every right to be supported and benefited with some sympathy to repel the attack. She did not hesitate to compare Russia to the darkest aggressors of the past.