Leonid Mlechin. Putin. Russia is faced with a choice (№ 274563)

The question always arises, what price people are willing to pay for the protest. Even a modest expression of disagreement entailed the deprivation of some privileges. <...> And finally, the third annoying the very existence of people who are able to risk everything for their principles. It is unpleasant to realize that they themselves are not capable of. And they psychologically, it is important to debunk those who would commit a courageous act. It is the instinct of mental self-preservation. "In Russia it is easier to meet the Holy than perfectly decent person," once said philosopher Konstantin Leontiev. A collision with a perfectly decent human being discouraged and even angry.