"March of Millions" - such a loud name the political opposition gave to the protest actions taking place recently. These actions consist in the fact that people come out onto the streets of Russian cities with political demands: the resignation of the President of Russia, the appointment of new elections to the State Duma, etc. They argue that the elections were rigged, that the authorities lost the moral right to govern the state and society. The last such march took place on June 12, the day of Russia's Independence.
Despite the loud name, the opposition is unable to bring to the streets not only millions, but even hundreds of thousands of people. According to very contradictory data from various sources, from 18 thousand (the version of the GUVD) to 40 thousand (the version of the opposition itself) took part in the last march. And unlike the previous march, which took place on May 6, it passed calmly, without excesses.
The natural question is: what will be the consequences of these public actions? What will the “Marches of Millions” entail? It is already quite obvious that the citizens of Russia do not support the demands of the opposition. This does not mean that Russians fully approve of everything that happens in the country. On the contrary, some are genuinely outraged by the prohibitive level of corruption, rising prices, ineffective work of the state apparatus, and the indifference of the authorities to the problems of ordinary citizens. But they do not trust the opposition, fearing the return of anarchy and anarchy of the "dashing 90s".
In addition, the opposition does not have a more or less clear program of action, an understandable plan of measures necessary to overcome the crisis and improve the lives of citizens. She set herself the task of overthrowing the current government, apparently having no idea what would have to be done later. And if we also take into account that the leaders of the opposition, to put it mildly, do not enjoy the trust and disposition of a significant majority of the people, then there is nothing surprising in the insignificant scale of the marches.
Therefore, most likely, the subsequent processions will be even more modest in scope, and this opposition movement will fade away. If, of course, it is possible to avoid large-scale provocations on the part of the opposition and overly hasty, inappropriate actions on the part of the authorities.
The authorities of all levels, including the President of Russia, need to draw the necessary conclusions and make significant adjustments to their work. Because the results of the elections to the State Duma in December last year and the ongoing protest actions clearly indicate that people are unhappy with many things happening in the country. They no longer want to put up with negative phenomena.
