>Putin isn't in power because he pays everyone so well Oh he absolutely is. The wages in key riot police/FSB/Rosgvardia units have grown at a rate of ~5x or mo

>Putin isn't in power because he pays everyone so well Oh he absolutely is. The wages in key riot police/FSB/Rosgvardia units have grown at a rate of ~5x or more compared to the rest of the population, they have early and lavish pensions and lots of other benefits. And because he rules with terror and everyone vocal against him end up jailed or dead. KGB know their business well. > But what can you do to strengthen suport against him? ... After ~1 week public activity, you'll be apprehended by the KGB. So you'll naturally try to 'spread the information' on foreign websites, but they get blocked really fast, in a day or less. You'll start trying to use foreign VPN services, but you can't, because they are all commercial and you can't pay them with your Russian visa/mastercard because of the ban they imposed on Russians. Nice? In the real life, not your fantasies, lots of people were very actively spreading the news about the evils of the Putin's regime. They are either dead, jailed or have fled the country. Btw, while we're at it, Wagner never tried a coup, but you're right, they had some (very slim) chance to succeed: they had lots of weapons, including tanks, anti-aircraft missiles, etc. Anti-putin protesters don't have any of that. > Any problems? Yes, quite a few, actually. > The most important thing is to build support against him. Ok assuming you have support against him. How exactly do you deal with 5 million well-payed armed guards?