Russian Pessimism Surges Over War and Future
Russian public pessimism has sharply increased, with a significant decline in faith in the country's future due to the prolonged war with Ukraine, economic deterioration, and frequent drone attacks on infrastructure.
Consensus
- Russian public pessimism has increased significantly in recent weeks.
- The prolonged war with Ukraine is a major factor in rising pessimism.
- Economic conditions have worsened, contributing to public anxiety.
- Drone attacks on infrastructure, including fuel facilities and warehouses, have intensified.
- A majority of Russians now expect difficult times ahead.
- The level of pessimism is comparable to that seen in the early 1990s during the collapse of the USSR.
Points of divergence
- The shift in public mood is due to the destruction of the future horizon, with people preparing for worse conditions. — tg_currenttime
- The number of Russians expecting difficult times rose by 16 percentage points since the beginning of the year. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- Drone attacks have caused a fuel crisis and destroyed over 20 Wildberries warehouses. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- The current level of pessimism is higher than during the mid-1990s despite the economic crisis at that time. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- The highest level of pessimism in modern Russian history was recorded in April 2020 during the pandemic. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
Coverage (2 sources)
- Russian pessimism has sharply increased in recent weeks, both regarding the war against Ukraine and in general regarding their lives. — Настоящее Время
- Belief of Russians in the country's future has collapsed to levels of the early 1990s — The Moscow Times