In February, the mood of Russians slightly improved: most of the respondents speak of a normal, calm state. The majority of Russians believe that things are going in the right direction in the country. Positive assessments prevail in relation to the authorities, the situation has hardly changed compared to last month. Among the politicians trusted by the respondents, they primarily name V. Putin, S. Lavrov, M. Mishustin, A. Belousov, and S. Sobyanin. If the elections to the State Duma were held next Sunday, the United Russia party would receive more than half of the votes, the Liberal Democratic Party and the Communist Party of the Russian Federation — slightly more than 10% each, the New People and the Just Russia — about 5%.

In February 2025, the mood of Russians improved slightly compared to the end of last year and the beginning of this year: the majority of respondents (68%) have been in a normal, calm state in recent days. Since the last measurement in January, the proportion of those who experienced tension, irritation, and fear of melancholy has slightly decreased (to 16%), and the proportion of those who were in a good mood has slightly increased (to 15%).

Young people under 24 years of age (23%), more affluent respondents (20% of those who can afford durable goods), those who believe that things in the country are going in the right direction (17%), those who approve of Putin’s performance as president (16%), those respondents who say that their family’s financial situation has improved over the past year (31%), as well as those respondents who are not concerned about Western sanctions (17%) are all in a great mood.

The respondents aged 55 and older (72%), those who believe that things in the country are going in the right direction (70%), those who approve of V. Putin’s activity as president (71%), those respondents who say that the financial situation of their family has remained unchanged (75%) are more likely to speak about a normal level of well-being.

Older respondents experience tension, irritation, and fear more often (18% among respondents aged 55 and older), less affluent respondents (31% among those who barely have enough to eat), those who believe that things in the country are going the wrong way (29%), those who Those who disapprove of the current president’s activities (36%) are those respondents who talk about the deterioration of their family’s financial situation over the past year (30%), as well as those concerned about Western sanctions against Russia (20%).

After a slight decrease at the end of last year, there has been a slight increase in the proportion of Russians who believe that things in the country are going in the right direction – up to 73% (by 6 percentage points compared to December last year). At the same time, the number of those who say that the country is moving along the wrong path has hardly changed in recent months – 16%.

The share of those who believe that things in the country are going in the right direction is higher among more affluent respondents (77%), those who trust television as a source of information (84%), those who approve of V. Putin’s activities as president (81%), those who say that the financial situation of their family has improved over the past year (84%), those who say that the sanctions of Western countries are not a cause for concern (76%), and those who approve of V. Putin’s activities as president (81%). Putin’s performance as president (81%), those who say that their family’s financial situation has improved over the past year (84%), those who are not concerned about Western sanctions (76%), and those who support the actions of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine (81%) and believe that it is necessary to continue military actions now rather than move to peace talks (85%).

The share of those who believe that things in the country are going in the wrong direction is higher among low-income respondents (25% among those who barely have enough to eat), those who trust YouTube channels as a source of information (30%), those who disapprove of Putin’s performance as president (77%), those respondents who say their family’s financial situation has worsened over the past year (34%), those who are concerned about Western sanctions (23%), those who do not support the actions of Russian armed forces in Ukraine (48%), and those who believe that peace talks should be initiated now rather than continuing military actions (22%).

The level of approval of V. Putin’s performance as president has not changed significantly over the last five months, in February this indicator amounted to 88%, every tenth respondent disapproves of the work of the head of state.

The level of approval of V. Putin’s activity is higher among more affluent respondents (91% among those who can afford durable goods). The level of approval of Putin’s activities is higher among more affluent respondents (91% among those who can afford durable goods), those who trust television as a source of information (95%), those who believe that things in the country are going in the right direction (98%), those who say that the financial situation of their family has improved over the past year (97%), those who are not concerned about sanctions imposed by Western countries (91%), and those who support the actions of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine (94%) and believe that it is necessary to continue military actions rather than to move to peace talks (94%).

The level of disapproval of Putin’s activities is higher among low-income respondents (16% among those who can barely afford food), those who trust YouTube channels as a source of information (25%), those who believe that things in the country are going in the wrong direction (48%), those who say that the financial situation of their family has deteriorated over the past year (27%), those who are concerned about the sanctions of Western countries (16%), those who do not support the actions of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine (41%) as well as those who believe that now it is time to move to peace talks rather than continue military actions (13%).

Mikhail Mishustin’s approval rating as Prime Minister has also not changed and stands at 75% (as it was a month earlier). 17% of respondents disapprove of his activities.

The approval rate for government activity repeated its maximum values – 74% (before that, this share was recorded in May-June 2024). 22% of respondents disapprove of the government’s work.

The level of approval of the activities of the lower chamber of parliament is growing – 63% by 4 percentage points since December 2024, three out of ten respondents disapprove.

The level of approval of the governors’ activities is 73%, the level of disapproval is 22%.

The top ten most trusted politicians have not changed compared to previous months (data from an open question is provided, when respondents were asked to name several politicians they most trusted on their own, no hint options were offered).

The level of trust in Vladimir Putin has been decreasing slightly in recent months – 47% (in December 2024, 50%). Against the background of the beginning of the negotiation process on the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict, confidence in Sergey Lavrov is growing – 21% (13% in October 2024).  The rating of Mikhail Mishustin in February 2025 was 19%, Andrei Belousov – 6%, Sergei Sobyanin – 4%. The assessments of other politicians have hardly changed: 3% of respondents say they trust Vyacheslav Volodin and Dmitry Medvedev, 2% each – Gennady Zyuganov and Dmitry Peskov, 1% – Valentina Matvienko.

Also, 1% of respondents mentioned Sergei Mironov, Sergei Shoigu, Maria Zakharova, Andrei Vorobyov, Vyacheslav Gladkov, Leonid Slutsky, Vladimir Solovyov, Radiy Khabirov, Zakhar Prilepin, Nikolai Bondarenko and Vladimir Vladimirov.

The level of support for United Russia has not changed since October 2024 and stands at 42% of all respondents. The LDPR’s rating gradually grew and reached 9%, while the level of support for the Communist Party decreased slightly to 8%. The rating of “New People” with the NWFP is 4% and 3%, respectively.

In terms of those who decided on the choice of the party, the rating of United Russia in February 2025 was 58%, the LDPR – 13%, the Communist Party – 12%. The electoral ratings of the “New People” and the Just Russia are at the level of 5% and 4%, respectively.