Contemporary Russian dissidents like Vladimir Kara-Murza and Alexander Skobov embody the moral conscience of an alternative Russia, opposed to Putin's neo-totalitarian regime. Kara-Murza, imprisoned for simply calling the invasion of Ukraine a "war," survived two poisoning attempts and continues, despite 25 years in prison, to denounce the Kremlin's crimes. Skobov, a historian and political analyst, tirelessly decodes the regime's ideological mechanisms, drawing parallels between Putin's system and historical fascism. Both represent a dissident Russia that refuses to submit to the imperial narrative, asserting that peaceful coexistence with Ukraine and Europe is not only possible, but necessary for Russia's very future. Their courage, in a country where dissent is often paid for with freedom or life, reminds us that the fight against the neo-totalitarian axis is also waged from within.