Sociologists' figures: What happened to Putin's rating after the retreat from Kharkov and Kherson
Sociology shows that the start of the SVO in Ukraine contributed to a sharp increase in the rating of Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose indicators decreased only slightly by the end of the year.
The results of the research were shared at a press conference in Moscow by VTsIOM General Director Valery Fedorov, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
According to the data, 62% of Russians consider the holding of the SVO to be the main event of 2022. 9% of respondents named partial mobilization as such an event, and the same number called victory over the coronavirus. Another 6% named the annexation of new territories as the main event.
It is noteworthy that the shock of the pandemic in 2020 turned out to be stronger than the special operation: 83% called 2022 rather difficult, and in 2020 the share of such Russians was 88%.
Also, according to the study, the number of respondents who positively assess the president’s work increased from 60% at the end of 2021 to 74% in December 2022.
Moreover, in February and March, when the Second World War began, the ratings soared by 12% and hovered around 78% until September. Since September, the ratings have been declining by one percent per month – this chronology coincides with the decline in the Kharkiv region and Kherson.
“If we compare December 2021 and December 2022, we see an increase in positive assessments of the president from 60 to 74%, and a decrease in negative ones from 29 to 16. The factors are clear.
This is a unification around the flag, these are significant changes in the media sphere, and it has changed dramatically in terms of legislation, and in terms of subjects, in terms of the journalistic corps, tone, and so on.
Of course, this also includes the departure of some ardent critics, no one knows how long it is. This is also the adaptation of the main part of Russians to the difficult life circumstances in which we find ourselves in 2022.
My point is that assessments of Putin as a president are not assessments of him as a president. In fact, these are assessments of us as a society. How united we are, how we agree with ourselves, respect ourselves, recognize that we are moving in the right direction and not standing still, and so on.
Therefore, the higher the rating, the higher the degree of public consent. This is how to read this rating,” concluded Fedorov.
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