I recalled the same thing. People speak of some grand traditions and whatnot, well, screw the traditions is what I have to say. We see that it did not have much effect on Spartak, that team is out and I hope they never come back. same for some others, like Ustkamenogorsk... they had a team in the Soviet league nonstop, they're not even on the radar to my knowledge, of getting a team now. Again, screw tradition as a reason to justify stuff. Vladivostok has no tradition, as well many places have absolutely no tradition.
Of course, as always, I do not want to jump to conclusions. Maybe Lada will sell out the rest of their home games. Maybe. Thus far they have not been able to do so, and their second game shows really pitiful attendance. I hope attendance recovers, but if it does not then the person, saying that they are so great with great tradition and such stuff, will really ask themselves how naive is himself/herself.
But either way, Lada left the league before, they can leave again. I welcome whatever happens. Even if they leave I don't see that as something bad, if anything I see it as something good, because it would really show thick skulled people that some things don't work. There are of course lots of teams to replace Lada in the case that they do leave. And if they do stay, well, good for them!