Mobilizing the Russians is not so terrible. Let's see Russia as it is, not what we would like to see it

The fundamental cognitive mistake in the perception of Russia is that we do not want to see it as it is, but what we want it to be. Putin's announcement of the decree on the alleged partial mobilization, which is the consequence of Ukrainian counter-punching, among many commentators, caused even euphoria. They assessed that this could provoke violent protests in Russia and lead to Putin's downfall. Whereas if we look at their scale, they are rachitic. Yes, the number of detainees is large, while erstwhile it comes to attendance, according to data provided by, among others, the Russian opposition portal Medusa io - in Moscow, where the largest demonstrations took place, little than a 1000 people participated. In the another cities, more than a 100 protesters seldom showed up. They cannot be compared even to the protests after the Navalny case, where the number of demonstrators throughout Russia was estimated at close to 100 thousand.