The survey showed that more than 80% of russians support putin and the war in Ukraine

The survey showed that more than 80% of russians support putin and the war in Ukraine

Kyiv  •  UNN

December 6 2023, 04:37 PM • 39944 views

According to surveys cited by Rutgers University political science professor Motl. Despite growing anxiety and depression, public support for the invasion remains high.

More than 80% of Russians support putin, the war against Ukraine and genocide. This is evidenced by the survey data voiced in the report of Denis Volkov, director of the non-governmental Sociological Research Center Levada Center and Andrey Kolesnikov, Moscow political analyst at the foundation Carnegie. Conclusions of a political scientist from Rutgers University (Newark, USA) Alexander Motyl, based on survey data, reports UNN.

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More Than 80% the Russians support a brutal war against Ukraine, and therefore carry guilt and responsibility for it. This is reported in author of the article for the publication The Hill professor of political science at Rutgers University (Newark, USA) Alexander Motyl, referring to the data of a Russian survey public opinion. In particular, on the data from the report of Denis Volkov " alternative reality: how Russian society has learned not to worry about war."

Results public opinion poll in the Russian Federation Motyl he calls it "sad reading material", because only about 20% of respondents said that they - against the war.

Russian, who decided to be indifferent, did it in public opinion polls, and not at demonstrations. They wouldn't risk anything if they answered "I don't know" or "don't I can tell." Instead, they decided to support Putin and the war.

– writes bloodworm.

Part russian patriots deliberately support the policy of President Vladimir Putin, and the vast majority are apathetic, and just passive and automatic for the most part supports what the mode does while waiting for "it's all over," it says reports.

In short, they (the Russians –Ed.) chose to be either guilty, or responsible, or both. At least it is clear that one fifth part of the Russian population who are active and implacable supporters clearly bears the blame for the atrocities committed by russia in Ukraine.

 – the professor thinks.

"when the Russians they decide to be indifferent to the atrocities committed on their behalf in the Russian Federation. Ukraine, they are fully aware of these crimes, but still prefer support Putin and his war," Motyl adds.

According to the opinion American professor, "Russians are not savages," but they are, as The Moth suggests, "too much ready to accept the legitimacy and power of wild rulers, bloodthirsty, cruel and the arrogant tyrants who, with a few exceptions, dominated Muscovy at first, and then the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union."

Slavery in Russia has been the norm throughout history, while the demands for freedom have been rather exceptions. Motyl notes that Putin and his team decided to strengthen this is the worldview of Russians to strengthen their own rule.

As a result, the slave-minded population prefers crime over justice, although "Putin and his entourage are well aware that they, like many others, are not alone." their predecessors, vulnerable to outbursts of popular anger – - people in Russia they can, as history says, "pounce on their owners, burn and rob their estates, " says Motyl, a professor at Rutgar university.

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Numbers, voiced by Volkov and Kolesnikov, they are based on public opinion research approximately from August 2022 to August 2023.

instead a survey conducted by the Moscow Research Group "chronicles " revealed, what is the number of Russians who fully support Russia's invasion of Ukraine? , it has almost halved since February 2023. "Chronicles" interviewed 1199 adults all over Russia by phone from October 17 to 22.

A Chronicle survey showed that 40% of Russians support withdrawal troops from Ukraine without achieving military goals; 33% of respondents were against leaving Russian troops from Ukraine and wanted to continue the war.

it is also noted that most of the Russian population (52%) has recently experienced anxiety or depression, compared to about a third (32%) in March 2022, - the study says.