Rospartisan

[paserbyp]

Roman Popkov, aged 45, once helmed the radical National Bolshevik Party and stood out as a key opponent of Putin in Russia long before the conflict with Ukraine kicked off in February 2022.

He was at the forefront of numerous demonstrations against the government and has been imprisoned for his political endeavours, and has sent a chilling warning about Russia's future.

Currently, Popkov plays a pivotal role in Rospartisan - a collective of activists defying Putin by executing sabotage operations within Russia.

His group has faced allegations from Russian prosecutors of orchestrating the murder of pro-Kremlin mouthpiece Vladlen Tatarsky in Saint Petersburg the previous year.

The insurgent leader contended that despite the outward robustness of Putin's regime, it was in reality increasingly unstable.

He described a nation precariously held together by police force and bureaucratic pressure, lacking any effective political or social structures.

Popkov drew parallels with Russia's past, where totalitarian systems invariably imploded from within, and he foresaw Putin's rule meeting the same end.

"Revolution is already on our minds," he declared. "There is a need for revolution as a fundamental breakdown of the system, as a radical transformation."

"We've already had the long reign of Brezhnev. Brezhnev's so called stagnation and eventually the Afghan war, the mediocre bloody war. And in the end, the collapse of the Soviet Union and the collapse of the ideology."

"I'm sure that this is the path Russia is on now. Putin's long reign of terror ends with an absolutely idiotic bloody war and there awaits a period of great turbulence and revolutionary change."

Popkov said whether or not another Russian civil war would follow, depended on the Kremlin and not on the rebels, adding: "If there is a collapse of the Russian Federation and wars on its ruins, it will be entirely the historical fault of Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin."

Russia has been rocked by several brutal Islamist terror attacks, most notably the assault on the Crocus Music Hall in Moscow in March.

The attack was carried out by a branch of the Islamic State and killed more than 140 people. The Russian rebel leader ruled out any cooperation with Islamists in the fight to overthrow Putin's regime.

He said: "For us, the Islamists are not allies, so there is a colossal gap between us and them - an ideological abyss - they are the same enemies of freedom as Putin."

"We cannot have alliances with them, by definition - for us, this is also evil, also darkness."

Comments

[bga68]

He described a nation precariously held together by police force and bureaucratic pressure, lacking any effective political or social structures.

Щось дуже-дуже нагадує ще одну країну...

[paserbyp]

Білорусь чи Україну, а може Азербайджан чи Грузію з Арменією?

[lafeber]

Revolution is on his mind. Something fishy.

This National-Bolshevik Party of his is an organic ally of Putin. Despite of all their pre-war harsh and well-warranted critics towards Kremlin now they are finally on the same page. The NBP (like the communists from KPRF) for long have been rooting for restoration of USSR (but without Asian Muslims this time), and Putin is delivering now. Incubating Putin evolved and moved closer to NBP’s position in February 2022. In fact in April 2023 there was information that NBP approves and supports war in Ukraine (its members fight on Russia’s side, of course). See Twitter link below.

Now he speaks of a Revolution. Though his words about “police force and bureaucratic pressure” are close to truth he forgets that Russian society is still full of inertia and conformity. There will be no anti-Putin upheaval or revolt. There will be no Civil war. There probably be a coup and a few Pogroms directed at Muslims from Central Asia and Dagestani from North Caucasus.

So, if I were a responsible politician from Kiev I would study first what happened to WiN (Wolność i Niezawisłość) in Poland in 1954 and then pass my vote of no confidence in this character.

https://twitter.com/Tatarigami_UA/status/1642593731462279173?cxt=HHwWisC9ofiS1cstAAAA

[paserbyp]

"This National-Bolshevik Party of his is an organic ally of Putin."

Just one part of party follow Putin's regime. Another part of party, fight right now in Ukraine against Russia invasion. Also, some one from National-Bolshevik Party part of partisan war inside Russia.

"Russian society is still full of inertia and conformity."

It's true indeed. However, more time will take war then more people will understand that only destroying Putin's regime is way to go for future of Russia.

"I would study first what happened to WiN (Wolność i Niezawisłość) in Poland"

I see your point and I hope politician from Kiev don't make mistakes here...