Opposition to Vladimir Putin in Russia
Opposition to the government of President Vladimir Putin in Russia, commonly referred to as the Russian opposition, can be divided between the parliamentary opposition parties in the State Duma and the various non-systemic opposition organizations. While the former are largely viewed as being more or less loyal to the government and Putin, the latter oppose the government and are mostly unrepresented in government bodies. According to Russian NGO Levada Center, about 15% of the Russian population disapproved of Putin in the beginning of 2023.
Rally in support of political prisoners in Russia, Moscow on 27 October 2013
Anti-Putin protesters march in Moscow, 12 June 2012
March for Peace, Moscow, 21 September 2014
March in memory of Boris Nemtsov in Moscow, 26 February 2017
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who is the president of Russia. Putin has held continuous positions as president or prime minister since 1999: as prime minister from 1999 to 2000 and from 2008 to 2012, and as president from 2000 to 2008 and since 2012. He is the longest-serving Russian or Soviet leader since Joseph Stalin.
Putin in 2024
Putin's father, Vladimir Spiridonovich Putin
Putin's mother, Maria Ivanovna Shelomova
Putin, c. 1960s