Amid some rather dull ъ reporting on the #kprf's destined-to-fail "people's referendums", there's an interesting conflict line between the old #soviet memorial legacy (putting #lenin on a square) vs nationalist-monarchist movements (putting a church there)
https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/7565833
Analyst Kalachev rather succinctly sums up the fine line #kprf & the systemic oppo is treading between preserving some sort of political work while avoiding any criticism of the #kremlin itself and the war. Only local issues and humanitarian work allowed.
https://www.ng.ru/politics/2024-08-18/3_9073_kprf.html
The #russian #duma confirms #mishustin for his second term as #PrimeMinister. No votes (0) against - just #KPRF abstaining.
#kprf presidential candidate #Kharintonov gave this hilarious interview on his "campaign" - trying to hide that he is running for anything or, more importantly, against anyone.
And featuring the most fantastic use of "да нет" in years and years. Wow.
https://meduza.io/feature/2023/12/25/kandidat-ot-kprf-nikolay-haritonov-idet-na-vybory-on-ne-znaet-chem-on-luchshe-putina
Systemic? non-systemic? This outcry by one leftist activist highlights the frictions within #KPRF in two paragraphs.
https://semnasem.org/posts/2023/10/13/chto-ne-tak-s-kprf
#KPRF is suffering rating losses relative to #LDPR as the former's structure as a hybrid systemic/ non-systemic movement is dysfunctional in the highly repressive, hyper-controlled new political environment in #russia.
https://www.vedomosti.ru/politics/articles/2023/10/02/998172-konkurentsiya-mezhdu-kprf-i-ldpr-usililas
The screws are tightening in #russia even for the systemic opposition, as shown in far-east Armurskaya Oblast where authorities felt emoldened to unregister the locally hugely popular #communist #kprf list for upcoming local elections.
https://www.ng.ru/politics/2023-08-14/2_8799_kprf.html
Interesting as well to see how open and casual the overtly undemocratic nature of the regime is portrayed in an establishment paper like Nesavisimaya Gazeta.
