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Apr 30, 2024 · Countering the Putin regime and its war against Ukraine will be far harder unless policymakers and strategists can arrive at an accurate understanding of Russian public opinion.
Apr 18, 2022 · What the ruthless new commander of Russia's military in Ukraine signals for the war Volkov found that some 80% of respondents do support the military, but that group is by no means a...
- Rachel Treisman
- ‘We Were Nervous So We Left in A Hurry’
- ‘There Are A Lot of Lies. Both on Our Side, and from Ukraine’
- ‘The War Is F***** Up and Wrong’
- ‘I‘m Not Going to Leave Here and Give Up. Russia Is My Home’
- ‘After Such Colossal Losses, The Army Will Have to Be Rebuilt Again’
- ‘We Do Not Deserve Russophobia’
Kim, 18, originally from Novosibirsk, now living in the United States “Since we lived in Russia, the war affected us quite a lot. My mother and I were very afraid for our lives, so the decision was made to leave. We were nervous so we left in a hurry. With the move, my life has changed dramatically. “I am against any war. This special operation is ...
Jasmine, 21, Moscow “It’s scary. You don’t know when your friends and family will be taken away for mobilisation. Relatives of friends are already dying on the front. I’m afraid they will announce a full mobilisation and take everyone. “Other than that, we haven’t been affected much yet. The economy hasn’t been stable for a long time and the sancti...
Yuri, 20, Tbilisi “It so happened that I served a year in the army right before the war. It was my own fault for not studying instead. I’m physically completely healthy, no flat feet or asthma. I demobilised in November 2021. “The war is f***** up and wrong, a political theatre where human life is worth nothing. “[At the start], I saw more and more...
Asya, 19, Arkhangelsk “At the beginning of the war, I cried constantly. It seemed to me that all this was not real and could not last long. I very much sympathise with all the residents of Ukraine. But as time passed, I got used to it, no matter how terrible it was. People get used even to war, especially if they live far from the battleground. “I ...
Nikita Karpov, 25, Noginsk “At the beginning, I took a favourable position [of the campaign], because even before February 24, I considered it necessary to eliminate the Ukrainian problem. But now time has passed, it’s become obvious that no positive outcomes are to be expected. “Putin is a president born of the Soviet system. This man has a certai...
Renazimov, 16, Moscow region “In the past few years, I’ve become closely involved with volunteering. And my life hasn’t changed too much. Roughly speaking, I just started helping another part of the population. Over 2022, I helpedwith humanitarian aid for visiting refugees from the Donetsk and Luhansk people’s republics, collected humanitarian aid,...
- Niko Vorobyov
Mar 18, 2022 · 18 Mar 2022. Since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, an outcry has arisen around the world. On March 2, the UN voted overwhelmingly to approve a resolution demanding the end of the...
- Delaney Nolan
Jan 9, 2024 · By Vladimir Milov. Many in the West continue to argue that the majority of Russians support the invasion of Ukraine. However, nuanced analysis of Russian polling data indicates this is not the case, and suggests the Russian public is actually more concerned with how soon the war will end.
Do Russians really support the brutality being carried out in Ukraine in their name, or are they pretending it's not happening to survive? From fleeting impressions and conversations it is hard...
May 9, 2022 · Russian support for the war—what Putin continues to describe as a “special military operation”—is likely to begin declining as the true costs of the war—the staggering loss of life and effects of the economic sanctions—become more apparent, some experts have speculated.
