[non-fiction] Is using a lot of "On the other hand" weird?

This is my first time writing something serious in English (bilingual), and I'm noticing every time I want to say something like

>For the second time in less than a century, the reaction of autocratic power to military defeat failed to truly change Russia's statehood. \[...\] On the other hand, the reaction of Russian society \[...\]

I end up using "On the other hand". Is this noticeable or am I getting paranoid? Will people think I have a hand fetish? Is there a better synonym?

Sorry if wrong sub btw, I kinda just realized I needed a native speaker's advice and typed "writing" in the searchbar.