Why do people not like putin

During the wave of protests in support of Navalny and against Putin's government in January and February, Russian officials and state-controlled media -- noting the relative youthfulness of the movement -- regularly accused the opposition of luring minors.

In the weeks since the demonstrations, local officials across the country have cracked down on young people -- not just minors -- who participated in the demonstrations. Many have found themselves facing expulsion from their educational institutions, serious criminal charges, or -- as in Narizhny's case -- both. Also caught up in the post-protest crackdown in Vologda was year-old Ilya Yelshin.

A self-confessed bad student at the Spassky Middle School, Yelshin spent most of his time cultivating his quirky YouTube channel featuring videos of him, for instance, watching a single clip by Russian rapper Morgenshtern for more than six hours or strolling around in temperatures of minus 20 degrees Celsius wearing just a T-shirt and jeans. Russia's problems, Putin…. The next day, however, two plainclothes police showed up at his house and warned him that he was the target of a criminal investigation.

Shortly thereafter, he was summoned to the regional prosecutor's office. You don't even understand how they are using you. Navalny's supporters called for another major protest on January Shortly before that date, Yelshin posted a video in which he said: "If you want to go, go. But think carefully many times before you decide not to go. Vologda politician Yevgeny Domozhirov, who is a member of the Central Council of Navalny's Party of Progress, posted an image of the police report of Guseva's call dated January He accuses Guseva of hypocrisy for warning students not to get involved in politics while, at the same time, welcoming the United Russia party into her school.

Police treated him as an "organizer" of the protest because of the video that Guseva had flagged for them. Among other things, he posted a video about how he was "driven out of school. Russia was surveyed during the same period as the other 37 countries, though its results are excluded elsewhere in this report. In a number of countries, gender matters when it comes to confidence in Putin. In 10 of the 37 countries polled, men express more confidence in Putin than do women. Political ideology is also linked to views of Putin.

In 11 of the 21 countries in which respondents were asked about ideology, those who place themselves on the right of the political spectrum are more confident in Putin. In Venezuela, the trend is decidedly the opposite, with those on the left of the political spectrum being 28 points more likely to support Putin on the international stage. There is an point gap in the same direction in Israel. Of the 37 nations polled, only in Poland and Jordan does Russia rank among the top three perceived threats to national security.

Outside of Poland, most European publics express substantial but not overwhelming concern about their neighbor to the east. In some instances, concerns about Russia vary by education level. There is a wider education gap in the same direction in the Philippines those with more education are 12 percentage points more likely to see Russia as a threat.

Especially in the United States, political leaning plays a role in views of Russia. Opinions of Russia are more unfavorable than favorable in 19 of the 37 nations outside Russia that were surveyed. Opinion is split in both Tunisia and Lebanon.

Views of Russia are mixed in Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa, with many people undecided or not offering an opinion. In both the Philippines and Vietnam, sentiment toward Russia has improved over time.

And Filipinos, led by a president who appears to be shifting alliances away from the U. Views in the U. In the past two years, Republican views have become significantly more positive, while Democratic views are little changed.

Across many nations, older people are significantly less likely to view Russia favorably than their younger counterparts — and in no nation are younger people significantly more critical of Russia than the older generation. In 12 nations, those ages 50 and older hold much more negative views of Russia than those 18 to The generation gap is most notable in Japan and Brazil both reveal a point generational gap on favorability of Russia , Australia 24 points and South Korea 22 points.

Men also tend to favor Russia more than women: In seven nations, the share of men who feel warmly about Russia is anywhere from 7 to 17 points higher than the share of women who feel the same way.

She attended protests in Moscow on January 23 and January 31, where she says there were approximately 10, to 15, demonstrators. No one I know has come out, everyone is afraid. For many Russians, however, economic hardship appears to be worsening, with the price of potatoes, for example, increasing by 40 percent in the first five weeks of the year.

Putin has since said that the palace does not belong to him. They only think about their own enrichment. Alexey is more like a symbol. The way he was treated shows that the authorities can do anything to anyone. But everyone agrees that the fact they tried to poison him and then put him in jail is unjust and abnormal. Elections must be fair. The people will have power, there will be a democracy and not an autocracy as it is now. Everything that is in our country belongs to us, the people. Svetlana grew up and studied in St Petersburg.

Last year, she moved to Switzerland and currently lives in a small town near the French border where she works as a painter. A vocal supporter of Putin, she strongly condemns Navalny, and those calling for change in Russia.

People do not just live better, [Putin] has radically changed life in Russia. Both are based in Moscow, where they play on the same sports team.