Are fascists/nationalists the Islamists of the Russian Spring?

[TheDeadFlagBlues]

My impression is that the driving force behind these protests has been the urban middle class, which has no real connection with the nationalists. While they make up a significant part of the protests because they're the one of the most organized oppositional forces to Putin, the sentiment of the protesters is not on their side.

My worry is that the silent majority would be more amenable to a fascist government in the event of a revolution rather than a return to a shaky liberal democracy. What would the average Russian have against an even more authoritarian regime that was more openly racist and reactionary as long as it signaled a shift towards more competent leadership that could revive the economy?

[TheDeadFlagBlues]

"Socially responsible" always seems to translate to "deport all the browns, blacks, gays and hippies".