By Slava Tsukerman Today, discussing the expected peace talks in Ukraine, the American media often presents the Russian-Ukrainian conflict as a conflict primarily over the territories. I’m familiar not only with American but also with the Russian-language media’s opinion on this issue, and for me the sharp difference between the Russian and the American understandings […]
Category: Tsukerman on Russia
Russian Public Opinion Today
By Slava Tsukerman This article starts with a video shot on August 9, 2024, in the Russian city of Magadan. It was shown on Russian TV and republished by many on the Internet. It is a military demonstration, where a commander orders: “For Belgorod and Donbas, for Crimea and Sevastopol, for Kursk and Kherson […]
“Denazification” Russian Way
By Slava Tsukerman According to the Russian state propaganda, among the main purposes of the Russian war with Ukraine are denazification and demilitarization of the country. Russian propaganda considers Ukrainians who think that they are different from Russians – having their own language, nationality and are deserving a state of their own – enemies and […]
The Unexpected Big Scandal In Russia
By Slava Tsukerman Some people were surprised by the fact that the funeral of Alexei Navalny, the most prominent leader of Putin’s opposition, was attended by thousands of Russians, despite the fact that participation in this action was very dangerous for the participants. It contradicted the belief that the protest movement is tremendously shrunk in […]
New Survey Of Russians About The War In Ukraine
By Slava Tsukerman On November 15, 2023, Russian independent website Current Time published a report on the latest poll by the independent research group Russian Field. The report was headlined: “Poll of Russians on War: For the first time, supporters of peace talks outnumber those in favor of continuing ‘special operations.’” In the months since […]
Why Russians Support the War with Ukraine
By Slava Tsukerman The Public Sociology Laboratory, an independent research group of scholars and activists in St. Petersburg, stated in its report: “Since the beginning of Russia’s so-called “special operation” in Ukraine, polling companies, both Kremlin-loyal and independent, have shown impressive numbers of Russians’ support for military action. But the polls only partly help us understand […]
Russian Media Comments on Prigozhin’s Mutiny
By Slava Tsukerman The one of the most popular Russian independent websites “Republic” wrote on June 28, sharing opinion of the majority of anti-Putin commentators: “The mutiny by the mercenaries of the Wagner PMC and their handler Eugenie Prigozhin damaged the authority of Russian President Vladimir Putin – he had to abandon his promise to […]
Russian Opinions Changing by the Half Hour
By Slava Tsukerman Over the last several days I spent almost all my time reading all possible sources of information about events in Russia. Surprisingly, American sources are clearer and even more informed than Russian ones. The entire Russian Internet is crowded with publications on the subject. The publications are very different, contradict each other, […]
“Patriot” Russian Propaganda
By Slava Tsukerman On the photo above is Shaman, one of the most popular Russian singers-songwriters today. He is singing his most popular song “I’m Russian”. “I’m Russian, my father’s blood flows in me! I’m Russian, to spite the whole World! I’m Russian, I’m going all the way!” While singing the words “I’m Russian”, Shaman […]
How The War Changed Ukrainians
By Slava Tsukerman (Note: This article was originally written in Russian then translated using Google Translate.) On February 21, 2023, Ukrainian sociological organization “Rating Group”, one of the largest non-governmental and independent research institutions in Ukraine, published the document untitled “HOW THE WAR CHANGED ME AND MY COUNTRY. SUMMARY OF THE YEAR”. The document shows […]
Russians Are Helping Ukrainian Refugees
By Slava Tsukerman According to various sources, since the beginning of the war in February 24, 2022, seven to eight million Ukrainians have left the country. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees reported that as of August 3, over 6 million Ukrainian refugees were recorded throughout Europe. The absolute leaders in receiving immigrants were […]
Do Russians Really Believe Putin’s Politics Today?
by Slava Tsukerman After more than 8 months, the Russian war with Ukraine continues. The last weeks of Ukrainian successes in battles and Russian mobilization resulted in nearly a million young Russian men fleeing from the country. It seems all that should create disappointment in Putin’s politics for most Russians. Unexpectedly, statics tells the opposite. […]
Russians’ Attitude To The War With Ukraine
By Slava Tsukerman It is extremely difficult to learn what are Russians’ opinions today on political questions, as almost no Russian tells sociologists what they really think. Besides, the situation depends on the development of the war in Ukraine and it changes literally every hour. Still, combining questionable data presented by polls with rich material […]
Europe’s Largest Nuclear Power Plant Is On Fire
by Slava Tsukerman In the morning of August 7, 2022, the 4th power unit of the Ukrainian Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, the Largest in Europe, now under Russian occupation, stopped working. It is on fire. It was disconnected from the network as a result of shelling carried out on August 6, afternoon. The website www.politico.eu […]