A combination of a hollowed out civil society, fragmented social cohesion, relentless propaganda, and internal mental conflict has led to muted Russian support for the offensive in Ukraine: https://www.newyorker.com/news/a-reporter-at-large/do-russians-really-support-the-war-in-ukraine

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Do Russians Really Support the War in Ukraine?

Keith Gessen on how a group of sociologists found that few Russians were steadfast supporters of the war in Ukraine, and that most had something more complicated to say.

The New Yorker