Alexei Navalny and his potential supporters
Stepan Goncharov investigates the levels of support and opposition to Alexei Navalny across Russia
Sociology
How did Russian society react to Covid-19?
Margarita Zavadskaya discovers how Russian society is particularly rife with conspiracy theories about Covid-19
Russian Groupthink
Gulnaz Sharafutdinova on collective identity, public opinion and generational fault-lines in Russian politics
Russia’s young pessimists
Stepan Goncharov on the growing discontent among younger generations of Russians
The ideology of political opposition in Russia
Sergey Belanovsky and Anastasia Nikolskaya on the ideology of political activists and the need to cooperate with officials
Ideological segments of Russian society
Sergeу Belanovsky and Anastasia Nikolskaya explore the key features of Russian “democrats” and “imperialists”
Why is Khabarovsk backing Furgal?
Sergey Belanovsky and Anastasia Nikolskaya look into how Khabarovsk residents perceive the arrest of their governor, and examine what brings protestors onto the streets
COVID-19 and Russians’ political sentiments
Margarita Zavadskaya and Boris Sokolov have compiled survey data on how the coronavirus pandemic is changing Russian society. The results show little sign of any ‘rally round the flag’ effect.
Who voted against the amendments?
Stepan Goncharov analyses the views of the Russians who voted against the amendments
Is Putin no longer Russia’s Mr. Popular?
Denis Volkov considers the changing dynamics of public support for Vladimir Putin
Crimea, Economic Sanctions, and Rally Around the Flag in Russia
Timothy Fry on whether economic sanctions have brought Russian society together
The Whys and Wherefores of Russians’ Trust in their Media
Part three of “Russian Media: Moscow and Beyond Calling”: on the factors influencing the Russian public’s trust in sources of information