The main problem of Russian society is that it is afraid of any changes, since they have always brought in Russia only a worsening of the situation.

This opinion was expressed by the famous Russian writer Grigory Chkhartishvili (Boris Akunin) in an interview with "Open Russia".

"I believe that our main enemy is not the Putin regime, which is only the beneficiary of a much deeper phenomenon. It is called the "fear of change". Our people are historically traumatized by changes, from which it gets worse every time, and therefore holds on to the power that it perceives as a guarantee of stability, "the writer said..

According to him, the Russians do not have any illusions about the authorities, but they have a wild fear of possible horrors that can bring about changes.

He stressed that the Russians should fight precisely with the fear of change and accept the ideas and vision of a new future.

"There is no need to fear such a future, it will be better than today's reality.

How convincing we will be and - very important - whether we will be perceived as people who are trustworthy - that's what, in my opinion, is the main thing, "- summed up Akunin.

Thus, he commented on the words of Russian political analyst Gleb Pavlovsky, who, in the situation with the arrest of director Kirill Serebryannikov, suggested not to seek intercession in the Kremlin's offices, but to develop a mechanism of resistance that would not be controlled by the Russian authorities.