It seems like it's pretty easy for the Russian public to be turned against a cause if it looks to them like it's being pushed by some foreign power. I seem to remember that American support for Pussy Riot was used to turn Russian public opinion against them.
That said, Russia is in really bad shape, especially these days. Most Americans can't really appreciate or understand just how out of control things have been for generations, and the cynicism that that breeds.
It seems like it's pretty easy for the Russian public to be turned against a cause if it looks to them like it's being pushed by some foreign power. I seem to remember that American support for Pussy Riot was used to turn Russian public opinion against them.
That said, Russia is in really bad shape, especially these days. Most Americans can't really appreciate or understand just how out of control things have been for generations, and the cynicism that that breeds.