These guys look serious to me.
And Putin's claims of western intervention -- rubbish.
All the red flags make this look like a home-brewed event.

The flares are a nice touch ... We'll see if this has staying power ... The Russian para-military police acted with more restraint than the NYPD! What does that tell you?

There are two classes in Russia the Proletariat and the Bourgeois as there was before the revolution. Come to think of it, really it became the Politburo and the Proletariat under the Communists so I'm not sure what they have in mind. Gold prices and oil prices are inflated to Russia's benefit currently -- no guarantee that this situation will continue long term ...