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Recent protests in St. Petersburg—a rare occurrence—signal mounting discontent among the populace. Hundreds of young people gathered to sing anti-war and anti-government songs, including a reference to Swan Lake—a nostalgic cultural piece associated with the Soviet Union's collapse in 1991. The resurgence of this reference suggests underlying dissatisfaction and perhaps a sense of nostalgia or longing for change, which could pose a challenge to the Kremlin's authority.