# Inside the spring (part 2) Author: anti-colorados. Translated by theo. Original article: [link](https://dl-news.defence-line.org/?p=61583)  The very essence of this opposition is to occupy the space and lead those desiring regime change into a dead end. Those who studied history in Soviet schools likely remember that there was a priest named Gapon who organized a religious procession in St. Petersburg and led people into a revolt. He intended to bring the crowd to the designated place, kneel, and protest - as they liked to do. But the crowd was shot at, and the protest ended. Since then, Father Gapon has become a textbook example of a provocateur. In comparison, today’s so-called non-systemic opposition in Russia makes Gapon look like an innocent, almost saintly figure, wrongfully maligned by the Bolsheviks. Today's crowd is so revolting that it’s hard to imagine anything more despicable. Given all this, any suggestion that this cesspool poses a real threat to the regime would be naive - if not outright stupid. This rabble can’t even create tension - unless they’re suffering from constipation. It might seem like there is no force within the henhouse capable of challenging the regime. But such a force does exist. And what's most interesting is that it was created by the regime itself, with considerable effort. We’re talking about the xenophobic, formerly called “Black-Hundred,” segment of the population. This stratum has always existed - not only in that society, as something similar can be found in any society - but there, it has always been abnormally thick, though usually in a dormant, half-asleep state. Certain conditions were needed for it to awaken, and Putin created them. Moreover, the Führer spent two decades cultivating this layer, and it became the foundation of his legitimacy. It was hatred and bloodlust - not anything else - that served as the basis of Putin’s legitimacy as tsar and Führer. It’s not his constitutional manipulations or the puppet Dmitry Medvedev that kept him in power - it’s this foundation. He didn’t even need to crush the state machine like Xi Jinping did. It was enough to let this segment spill its guts without fear of being caught or punished. The thirst for violence and killing was encouraged in various ways, and that was enough for the herd to recognize him as their leader and to forgive him anything - from kissing children’s bellies to a palace in Gelendzhik. I remember when the Navalny crowd released a film about that palace, it was immediately clear it wouldn’t make any impression on the local public. Sure enough, very soon the herd began commenting: “Who wouldn’t want a palace like that?” or “Yeah, he’s a thief, but he’s the coolest thief in the world! He steals billions!” This reminds me of my own youth - well, more like late adolescence - when, between finishing school and being drafted into the army, I had to work at a factory. That’s a story in itself, and maybe one day it’s worth telling. But what’s important here is that the foreman noticed I was a problem because he thought I was too smart for the job. He didn’t understand why I came to that place at all, and so he began gently explaining the “ABC of life.” In particular, he said something that provides a key to understanding the symbiosis between the dictator and the xenophobic masses. He said a good boss is someone who knows how to live himself, and lets others live too. He didn’t say “steal,” but that was the implication. Many have heard this in personalized form: “Lenya knows how to live, and doesn’t get in others’ way.” It was precisely for this that people still remember Brezhnev fondly. In simpler terms, it’s the same principle taught to children through the “Jungle Book” cartoon: “We are of one blood, you and I.” And so, the disgusting pervert, thief, and outright criminal Putin became “one of them” to this broad segment of the population. They don’t care about elections or formalities. They would accept him as a tsar or pharaoh without batting an eye. And who would judge a pharaoh for his concubines or riches? The main thing is that he doesn’t oppress the public for its base passions and desires.