The Mood in Russia: It’s Complicated

The initial anger and misapprehension have turned into something more nuanced.

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Opinions are fickle. They change depending on circumstance, reaction and incoming information, in disputes and in conversations. They’re formed as much by emotion as by reason, which makes them inherently unpredictable. So it is with Russian opinion about the war in Ukraine. Certainly, Russians are not indifferent to the conflict, nor are they unconcerned about […]

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