Russia's policy

Book Analysis and Russia's perspective- from one book in progress -.
"Putin was the personal embodiment designed at the destruction of the Chechen people ."

Someone working for Chechen interests viewed extremist Islam in the rebel cause as bad but viewed the horrific things the Kremlin had inflected on her land even worse. Russia decided to take a different approach towards the Chechens after the rebel movement became a serious threat. The son of the first leader of the Chechen republic, which was held under the rule of the Russians, ended up becoming a feudal lord. He grabbed control over much of the Chechen state from Russian - military, government, and intelligence leaders -that worked in Russia Chechen leaders.

In Chechia an accusation of homosexuality is worse than an accusation of terrorism.
The killing of gay people was accepted in Chechenia
The Bolsheviks were definitively atheistic

"Doctor Liza" was a legendary public figure in Russia her charity acts made her a very popular figure and she was not considered a "sucker or a dope" .
She was a rare public figure in Putin era Russia who seemingly genuinely motivated by kindness and service to Russia.
Russia's entry into the war in Syria Glinka was pulled into Russia
"Doctor Liza" or Glinka joined a humanitarian mission near a Russia air force base near Latakia
in early December 2016 decided to issue a new presidential award, to honor achievements in human rights and charity work

In the mid to late 2000's the person behind the Kremlins desire to attract artists and cultural figures was Vladislav Surkov. An influential advisor to Putin who constructed the country's postmodern politics.

Russian media frequently painted Navalny as a foreign patsy

Those that came to defend Russia and its citizens roughly speaking ended up helping/defending the power system that was oppressing Russians.