Division and consolidation in Russian society resulting from the Russian special military operation

Andreyev, A.L.; Andreev, I.A.; Slobodenyuk, E.D.

doi:10.17976/jpps/2024.01.08

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“…При этом уровень доверия к власти является значимым фактором, влияющим на представления о геополитическом будущем страны в период проведения СВО [15] . Обращают на себя внимание и данные актуальных исследований, показывающие отсутствие прямой взаимосвязи между отношением респондентов к целям и проведению спецоперации и видением будущего развития России (прозападного или самобытного) [16] .…”

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Citizens and experts on trust in the institutions and policies of the Russian state

Merzlikin

2024

Science. Culture. Society

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The article is devoted to the sociological analysis of the level of trust of the Russian society to the authorities in the conditions of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine. The events of February 2022 became a turning point not only in the global, but also in the internal Russian socio-political situation, marking the beginning of cardinal transformations in the mood and public position of Russian citizens. Under such conditions, the institution of trust becomes one of the most important priorities in ensuring the sustainability of the Russian statehood. The analysis is based on the comparison of data from expert surveys conducted with the author's participation in 2022-2023 with the results of the all-Russian sociological monitoring "How are you, Russia?" (both studies were conducted by ISPR FCTAS RAS). The assessment of both expert and mass sociological surveys allows us to conclude that the majority of society understands the crucial nature of the special military operation for the future of the country and supports it. Over the two years since the beginning of the special operation, citizens' trust in the president and the institutions of power has grown, the course for the denazification of Ukraine, according to experts, is supported by key actors of civil society (although the categorical attitude to the special operation, whether positive or negative, is gradually being replaced by a neutral one, which may be due to the routinisation of the subject). Based on the analysis of the dynamics of expert assessments and sociological monitoring data, the author concludes that a new social reality has emerged in the country, the distinctive feature of which is the formation of a stable nucleus of social actors that maintain a high level of public trust in the state, but it has not become prevalent and unchanged at the moment.

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Citizens and experts on trust in the institutions and policies of the Russian state

Merzlikin

2024

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Ideological segmentation of mass strata of the population under conditions of aggravated confrontation with the West (empirical analysis)

Tikhonova

2024

Полис. Политические Исследования

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Using the data from surveys conducted by IS FCTAS RAS over a number of years, it is shown that despite the absence of the segmentation traditionally used for ideological structuring in the mass strata of the population, it still exists, but is based on different grounds. Moreover, the importance of ideological contradictions in the perception of Russians themselves has grown significantly over the past decade, and the majority of the country's citizens now have internally consistent ideological views. The comparative role of their various components changes over time under the influence of external events. The main line of demarcation in the ideological segmentation is the attitude to the West in modern conditions, which is based on different attitudes to the civilizational specifics of Russia and, in turn, influences their assessment of the vector of the country's development, their trust in the authorities, attitude to the special military operation, etc. It is also shown that in recent years, in the course of active crystallization and polarization of ideological views of Russians', an ideological majority and an ideological minority have been formed in the country, comprising almost two-thirds and about one-third of the population, respectively. The normative-value basis of the former is the recognition of the priority of state interests over human rights and the conviction that Western values are not suitable for Russians. The ideological majority is divided into a core and a peripheral group, which differ in the degree of consistency of their views and assessments, including those regarding to the special military operation in Ukraine. The ideological minority, which is characterized by the desire for Russia to adhere to the norms proposed by Western countries, is also heterogeneous. It includes, firstly, a group that is consistent in its negative attitude towards the current course of Russia, which makes up about a quarter of the population, and whose moods are primarily influenced by the unfavorable socio-economic situation these people are experiencing. The other group includes representatives who are loyal to the authorities and the course being implemented but would like Russia to follow the Western-oriented path in future. The normative value basis of the views of the members of the ideological minority is the recognition of the priority of human rights over the interests of the state.

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Value Pillars of Russian’ Identity under Conditions of Foreign Challenges

Ryzhova

2024

Sotsiologicheskie Issledovaniia

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Based on the data of the general sociological survey of the population of the Russian Federation population in February-March 2024, the value foundations of the all-Russian identity are being studied, which are gaining more and more weight in the context of foreign policy pressures and confrontation between Russia and the collective West. Conceptual basis of the study is theoretical approaches to the exploring identity, values and formation processes of a political nation. The study showed that under the influence of the current president’s discourse and concepts enshrined in the leading strategic planning documents on sovereignty, traditional values and moral leadership, as well as thanks to the symbolic support from the Russian Orthodox Church, an all-Russian identity acquires the features of a macropolitical territorial-state identity. Hierarchically, leading values of the all-Russian macropolitical identity involve both conservative and classical liberal values: “faith in Russia” (42%), “common moral values” (38%), “respect for the rule of law and the rights of citizens, economic and political freedoms” (33%).). The conclusion is made that the value of “faith in Russia” due to its wide content format, political uncertainty and reliance on the all-Russian cultural canon allows it to become an ideological source for nation’s consolidation.

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Division and consolidation in Russian society resulting from the Russian special military operation

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References 15 publications

Citizens and experts on trust in the institutions and policies of the Russian state

Citizens and experts on trust in the institutions and policies of the Russian state

Ideological segmentation of mass strata of the population under conditions of aggravated confrontation with the West (empirical analysis)

Value Pillars of Russian’ Identity under Conditions of Foreign Challenges

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