Girkin against Putin. How many Russians actually support the war in Ukraine - an expert

But others, focusing on militarists such as Igor Girkin's terrorist, believe that the delay of war is the wines of dictator Vladimir Putin and that the Russian Federation has a resource for the capture of Ukraine. In addition to Girkin, who dreams of the Russian Empire, the Kremlin is criticized by a supporter of the revival of the USSR, General Vladimir Kvachkov.

"Kvachkov is an old man, and Girkin is a person of the next generation who did not believe in the USSR, but gladly played in the military restoration productions of Napoleonic wars and something else. Both are militarists. Both have a myth of great powerful Russia in the head, which would tremble the whole of Europe. And both of Vladimir Putin's claims, but not from the European thinking, on the contrary, demand that Putin fought more decisively, bolder, not retreating and demanding victory.

It seems to them that Putin does not achieve victory because he is a coward or a pleasure, ”the political scientist writes. Such rhetoric is supported by a large part of the adult population of the Russian Federation, including many women, and the number of those who urge to "burn Ukraine in nuclear fire" are increasing. “It is important to keep in mind that militarists are a stable sector.

He even manifested himself in the elections - 20-25% of the elections to the elections always, especially when voices were honest, voted for generals, patriotic rhetoric. They liked the masculine political style. Now they are experiencing a Renaissance, more than in the old days. That is, in the old days - 20%, now - 25%. Maybe even more. But this is not the vast majority.

It is a stable nucleus that is already starting enough evil and aggressively criticizing Vladimir Putin's policy, ”Oreshkin notes. In his opinion, a group of politicians who, according to American terminology, should be called "hawks". Neither the truce nor the conservation of the conflict suits them. "They want to continue the war to the victorious end.

Because they think that there are resources to storm Kyiv and in general to make Ukraine part of Russia, and then start the restoration of the entire USSR or the Great Russian Empire. It is a fairy tale and, in my opinion, just a misunderstanding of a real situation, in which there is today's Russia, ”the column reads. Girkin, who states every day that the Russian army is fighting wrong, apparently forgoting his own experience, says Oreshkin.