The protests, which have spread to more than 100 regions of Russia since January 23, were recorded as the first major events of 2021. Emphasizing that the events actually took place on the basis of the reckoning within the dominance, Dr. Bahlul Aliyev said: "We can say that behind the Russian protests, there is a group of people who are tired of Putin in his own circle.”
The protests, which have spread to more than 100 regions of Russia since January 23, were recorded as the first major events of 2021. Emphasizing that the events actually took place on the basis of the reckoning within the dominance, Dr. Bahlul Aliyev said: "We can say that behind the Russian protests, there is a group of people who are tired of Putin in his own circle.”
After the Russian political oppositioner Alexei Nalvany, who was poisoned during a flight in August and was treated in Germany, was detained at the airport after his return to his country on 17 January and was arrested on January 18 on the pretext of the case belonging to 6 years ago, thousands of people took to the streets in separate regions and shouted 'Freedom to Navalny'. There have been many arrests in clashes between protesters and law enforcement, as the police declared the action illegal. Evaluating the issue, Sociologist and International Relations Expert Dr. Bahlul Aliyev from Istanbul Gelisim University said: “The principle from the Soviet times of ‘no human, no problem’ is still very effective in Russian politics. Charismatic leaders and influencers, seen as threats to domination, continue to fall victim to unsolved perpetrators. The murder of dissident Boris Nemtsov, who was seen as the most effective candidate for Presidency long before Navalny was poisoned, is a prime example of this.”
