The events in the Kursk region provide an opportunity to see how ordinary Russians relate to the current authorities in Russia. Specifically, it shows that Russians have a strong conscious connection with the authorities, according to a statement from Mykhailo Podolyak, advisor to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine. “The events in the Kursk or Belgorod regions allow us to conduct a certain laboratory experiment. While the repressive machine of the Russian Federation burns in the bushes, liberated Russians can come out with flowers to greet the anti-Putin tanks. ‘Finally, freedo…