ПРОТЕСТЫ ВО ФРАНЦИИ куда ближе к ВАМ, чем вы думаете

Summary

The presenter argues that the French protests are relevant to Russia because the two countries share political traditions and, in his view, Russian left-wing groups have ties to French activists. His account is sharply partisan and often sarcastic. Allegations about organizers, funding, and coordination are presented as the presenter’s claims, not as independently verified facts in the subtitles.

How the French Protests Are Portrayed

The presenter describes protests that began with high-school blockades over education conditions and then spread. He says the unrest escalated into clashes, arson, vandalism, and attacks on police, while media and activists continued to frame it as a peaceful school-student movement. He disputes the reported scale and composition of the protests, arguing that many participants were adults and organized activists rather than pupils.

Alleged Political Organization in France

The presenter identifies Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s France Insoumise and other left-wing groups as central organizers. He says activists used injuries to protesters to demand restrictions on police crowd-control tactics, and portrays Raphaël Glucksmann as a political beneficiary of the unrest. These points are presented as part of the speaker’s interpretation of events.

Claimed Links to Russian Left-Wing Politics

The presenter draws connections between Mélenchon and Russian activist Sergei Udaltsov, founder of the Left Front. He recounts allegations that Udaltsov and associates once discussed financing and plans to seize power in Kaliningrad, and points to relationships involving Georgian political figures and Glucksmann’s family.

He also discusses Udaltsov’s political activity, imprisonment, protests against pension reform, and connections to Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) figures, including his former wife, Anastasia Udaltsova. The presenter uses these episodes to argue that Russian and French left-wing networks are connected.

The October 4 Moscow Rally

The presenter says a CPRF rally commemorating the 1993 events was disrupted by young left-wing activists chanting slogans including “No to war” and “For fair elections.” He alleges that the group was linked to the Left Front and aimed to provoke arrests and produce footage resembling the French protests. He argues that police were prepared for the disturbance and that the attempt attracted little public attention.

Russian Political Reactions

The presenter criticizes CPRF figures and sympathetic bloggers for praising the French protests and portraying the Moscow arrests as repression of a peaceful political action. He singles out Nikolay Bondarenko’s account of the rally as misleading, and says some national-democratic voices also defended the protesters’ right to demonstrate.

Conclusion

The presenter does not claim that a major Russian uprising is imminent. Instead, he describes the Moscow incident as a small-scale test of public reaction and warns that the CPRF could become a stronger vehicle for opposition politics. He urges viewers to be wary of what he calls left-wing provocations and populist messaging.

The video’s closing disclaimer says its narrative is fictional, although the main body presents numerous claims in a serious, accusatory manner.

Presenter: Khvorost (HVRST) Other presenters or guest contributors: None identified in the subtitles.