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Between March-April 2022, the trust in television as a source of information fell thirty percent
Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, tens of thousands of Russians have fled the country as a result of their anti-war, anti-Putin views.
Putin’s support hinged on his “operation” ending quickly and successfully
Putin’s attack on Ukraine and a noticeable increase in aggressive imperialist sentiments in Russian society have prompted another round of deliberations on the perpetual topic that “nothing will ever change in Russia." People argue that it is “useless” to expect Russia…
Critics of Russian propaganda often reproduce its core mistake — taking their own perceptions of reality for reality itself
Beyond the difficulties of polling under a totalitarian regime at war, the surveys’ methodology itself reveals key nuances
As the world seeks accountability for Russia’s war against Ukraine, a dangerous trend has emerged: anger and blame are increasingly directed not at the Kremlin, but at the very Russians who have long opposed it
The first days of the war marked not only the start of a tragedy but also the point after which Russia lost thousands of its most active citizens
And What Ordinary Russians Think About It
It is hard to summarize dispassionately the results of the outgoing year 2021 – it turned out to be just too turbulent. And this turbulence did not let up for even a second, even in the days running up to New Year’s Eve
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