Russians see rising prices, poverty, corruption, and unemployment as the main problems of society.
Year: 2021
Top February events
A fifth of Russians named the trial of Navalny among the main events in February, another 18% – protests. 13% remembered the events associated with the coronavirus pandemic.
Attitude to the new term of Vladimir Putin
Half of Russians want Putin to be a president after 2024, 41% do not. Putin’s supporters appreciate him for stability, personal qualities, and good foreign policy. Opponents point to the fact that he has been in power too long, the need for a change of power, and social problems. More than a half of the president’s opponents intend to vote for another candidate in the election.
The coronavirus: vaccination and the origin of the virus
Russians are less and less afraid of contracting the coronavirus. The number of those who want to get vaccinated by Sputnik-V is declining too. Most people fear the side effects of vaccination and are waiting for the end of the tests. Most Russians (64%) are sure that coronavirus was artificially created as a biological weapon.
The approval of institutions and trust to politicians
The ratings of trust to the political institutions have not changed. The decline in the approval of the Duma continues. The level of trust to the president has risen within statistical error. There is a decline in trust to Sergey Shoigu and Vladimir Zhirinovsky.
Social networks in Russia
Social networks are the second popular source of information among Russians. The number of users continues to grow. Vkontakte remains the most popular network but is losing its users. TikTok is growing the fastest.
Russians’ feelings
Russians more often noticed the growth of aggression and depressive moods among those around them. Personally, the growth in satisfaction and self-affirmation is noticed more frequently.
Top January events
The main event of the month for almost half of Russians (45%) was the protests. The pandemic and Alexei Navalny’s return to Russia (11-12%) were in second place by a wide margin, while another 7% mentioned events in the United States – the inauguration of Biden and the storming of the Capitol.
January protests
80% of Russians know about recent protests associated with the arrest of Alexey Navalny. These are the most significant figures for protests in recent years. The attitude towards the protesters this time is worse than towards the participants in other protests. The number of people waiting for new protests has reached its highest values since 1998. At the same time, the desire of respondents to take part in protests is decreasing.
The film “Palace for Putin”
Up to a quarter of Russians have seen the film “Palace for Putin”. At the same time, the film had practically no effect on the respondents’ attitude towards the president. A third are sure that the information in the film is untrue, more than half – that it may be true to some extent.