[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Hundreds of Russians have called for Putin to be overthrown in a show of public dissent against the dictator in St Petersburg.
A massive crowd was seen joining street musicians at Kazanskaya Square to sing banned anti-war lyrics on October 13.
Russian citizens jumped up and down as they sang the lyrics to Co-operative Swan Lake by Noize MC, a pro-Ukrainian rapper, which was being played by a band that had set up in the historic square.
They chanted in Russian: 'Where have you been for eight years, you f***ing monsters? I want to watch ballet, let the swans dance. Let your grandpa tremble with excitement for Swan Lake.'
Lyrics also include: 'When the czar dies, we'll dance again. The old man still clings to his throne, afraid to let go. Old man in the bunker, still thinks it's nineteen eighty-five.'
The song became something of an anti-war anthem for Russia's youth, who have long detested Putin's regime and his invasion of Ukraine, which is now threatening to harm targets in Russia.
Noize MC, whose real name is Ivan Alekseev, fled to Lithuania shortly after Russia launched its invasion in 2022.
A St Petersburg court banned the distribution of the song in May, following a lawsuit in April. |