Protests are already in Ufa: what the Kremlin really fears most

In the capital of Bashkiria – Ufa About 1,500 people protested on January 19 over the imprisonment of activist Fail Alsinov. Security forces were immediately brought to the rally site and began detaining the protesters. The protest did not last long, but during this time riot police detained at least 7 people.

Do protests in the Republic of Bashkortostan have prospects? Let's talk about this 24 Channel said political strategist Boris Tizengauzen. By the way, singer, showman and dancer Altynai Valit called on people to protest in Ufa on January 19.

What Putin is afraid of

According to the political strategist, there is a real prospect of a serious expansion of protests and the Russian authorities are well aware of this. However, for this, competent management is important.

Revolutions arise, but then they need to be managed competently, noted Tiesenhausen.

In his opinion, they want to imprison Alsinov not because he is an environmental activist. First, Fail defended a protected area from gold miners, then valuable reefs that soda companies wanted to cut off.

Alsinov even organized a protest, but the city governor left the riot police and forcibly dispersed the protesters. After this, several thousand people came out to protect the unique reefs. However, the governor decided to imprison the activist not because he defended the reefs from the soda company.

Fail Alsinov headed the nationalist organization “Bashkort”, which supports and promotes the study of the Bashkir language and culture. But when all this happens, then sooner or later there will be a moment of self-identification of the Bashkirs as a separate people,” added the political strategist.

The imprisoned activist helped the Bashkirs realize their self-identification and the fact that they a separate people with their own culture. At the same time, Vladimir Putin abolished the compulsory study of languages ​​of national minorities, because he fears that small or medium-sized nations will begin to wake up and say that they have their own territory.

“Subsequently the question will arise , why they should collect all the goods from their bowels and send them to Moscow, or why they are killing their crops. That’s why they want to put Alsinov in prison and that’s why they gave him a longer sentence than even the prosecutors asked for,” Tizengauzen summed up.

What preceded the protests in Ufa

• Mass protests broke out in Bashkortostan on January 15. People came out in defense of local activist Fail Alsinov, who is accused of allegedly “inciting ethnic hatred.” By the way, the media called these rallies the largest since February 24, 2024.
• The authorities immediately sent security forces to the city of Baymak, who began to brutally detain the protesters. In particular, people were beaten with batons and tear gas was used against protesters. In response, the protesters threw snowballs at the security forces.
• Subsequently, the Bashkir woman published a video online in which she called on the men to return to their homeland from the war in Ukraine. They say that while they are fighting for the ambitions of one person, their people are being beaten with batons by riot police and the National Guard. 60~/li>