A foundational value in russian culture is the concept of the 'good tsar'.... the idea is that the tsar is a gift of god and inherently good but he can't be everywhere and know everything, and he may be surrounded by those who are.... not so good....
When things go wrong, russians' first instinct is not to help themselves (or even to protest which means showing initiative, which is not a russian value) but to appeal to the good tsar, once the good tsar knows of the problem, then surely he will fix it.
It's a profoundly non-western, pre-modern mentality and it's behind the filmed appeals to putin by people with problems that are, to a rational mind, no business of the head of state but better settled locally.
Here's an example, people in a crappy little town in Kaliningrad that's become even crappier under his necrotic rule and so they filmed an appeal to the good tsar (aka putain) to try to stop some of the decay....
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google translate of the captain:" utin's neighbors in Pionerskoye complained of total devastation
Residents of Pionerskoye, Kaliningrad region, where the residence of the russian president is located, recorded an appeal to putin. Outraged protesters spoke about the decline in the city - the roads were not being repaired, a port of strategic importance began to be built and was abandoned long ago, and the city itself was deprived of its resort status. Land in the city is being used for private development, and in general the city is "in a depressed state."
The video is published by the Telegram chat "Voice of Pionersky".
The activity of residents was sparked by rumors in the media that president vladimir putin would come to his residence in Pionersky during his visit to the Kaliningrad region. But residents know the sure signs of the president's arrival - this time in Pionersky the roads were not really cleared of snow, while in Kaliningrad the snow was removed by a "crowd of street cleaners."
In November, Pionersky activists asked to hold a referendum on the city's problems, but the authorities predictably refused."