Research

Findings from the Russia Watcher data
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What is the State of Russian Public Opinion Two Years Into the War?

While aggregate-level trends remain largely stable since the outbreak of Russia’s war in Ukraine, we see a decline in strong support for the war, whic...

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How Satisfied are Russians with the State of the Economy?

At the outbreak of the war, we saw many countries imposing sanctions on Russian firms and individuals with the express purpose of weakening the econom...

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Where do Russians get their news about the war?

The four most popular sources of information about the war are: TV, internet publications, social media, and family/friends. Radio and newspaper are f...

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What do Russians think happened to Prigozhin?

Following the recent reports about the alleged death of the Wagner group head, Yevgeny Prigozhin, in a plane crash in the Tver oblast, we initiated a ...

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Public Opinion Dynamics in Russia Post Prigozhin's Plane Crash

In light of the plane crash that reportedly led to the demise of Yevgeny Prigozhin, we have sought to comprehend the alterations in public sentiment w...

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Support for partial mobilization in Russia by demographic group

Since Vladimir Putin declared "partial mobilization" on September 21, we've been asking respondents whether they support the policy. A majority of our...

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War support in Russia by demographic group

Since we began collecting data on May 19, support within the Russian population for the "special military operation" (SMO) in Ukraine has been high--a...

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How Russians reacted to the death of Daria Dugina

Daria Dugina, the daughter of ultranationalist Russian political thinker Aleksandr Dugin, was killed in a car bombing near Moscow on Saturday, August ...

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What Russians think about the global food crisis

The consequences of Russia’s war in Ukraine are global in scope. In particular, analysts warn that Ukraine’s inability to ship grain and other foodstu...

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How Russian Public Opinion Responded to the Kremenchuk Missile Strike

On June 27, a Russian missile attack hit a shopping mall in the central Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk, and news of the strike seemed to cause a decline...

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