More and more reminiscent of “Stalin times”: Russian oppositionist explained the “law on scoundrels”

In February, a law on confiscation of property for so-called “military fakes” will come into force in Russia. At the same time, this law concerns Russian oppositionists who may lose their property in Russia.

About this 24 Channel said Russian oppositionist, political analyst Olga Kurnosova, noting that Russian officials, taking advantage of the fact that they seized power in Russia, are now trying to take over everything that is possible. However, they need to prepare for the “confiscation” of their own property.

A Tale of Intimidation

Vyacheslav Volodin, Chairman of the Russian State Duma, boldly and brazenly called the decision to confiscate property from those who tell the truth about Russia's war in Ukraine, “the law against scoundrels”.

Kurnosova explained that this is a certain association, because when the Russian authorities decided to ban the adoption of sick Russian children abroad , it was called the “law of scoundrels.”

Of course, this is a story of intimidation, which once again demonstrates how close today's Russia is to “Stalin's times”, and these are absolutely Stalinist methods. Recognition as “foreign agents”, “spies” is a copy of what happened in those years, noted the political analyst.

Confiscation of property threatens not only those convicted under the article about fakes, but also deserters and their relatives. This, according to the Russian oppositionist, is an attempt to intimidate everyone in the Russian army so that no one from its ranks flees, otherwise the Russian authorities will take everything.

“It’s not long to wait when Russian officials will have their palaces taken away. Now they are left without their property, which is located abroad. But soon they will lose what they have in Russia. All this sooner or later it will return to the people,” noted Olga Kurnosova.

What is happening in Russia

• The wives of the mobilized, whose consolidation grew into the “Way Home” movement, continue to hold protests in Russia. So, on February 3, they gathered on the 500th day since the announcement of mobilization.
• This time the action on Manezhnaya Square in Moscow ended with the detention of Russian and foreign journalists who were covering the action of the wives mobilized. In total, we are talking about 27 journalists. However, the police did not touch the mobilized women.
• At the same time, the leader of the “Way Home”, Maria Andreeva, tried to stop the paddy wagon that was supposed to transport the detainees. The woman stood in front of the car and did not let it pass. It is known that the journalists were later released.
• These actions are beginning to worry the authorities in the Kremlin. As analysts from the American Institute for the Study of War noted, the police and security forces deliberately detained not the protesters, but journalists, because they were trying, in particular, to prevent mass coverage of the protests.