Disappointing to still hear people make the "Russians are scared" argument about why Russians don't protest. I'm sure they are. So were Ukrainians when they camped out on Maidan 2013-2014, being shot, kidnapped and tortured, until their corrupt president fled the country. Sometimes there are more important things than self-preservation.
And the majority of Russians (~2/3 of the country) support the war.
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"a significant faction within Russian society appears to identify strongly with Russia and support militaristic action, a reality with which any future Russian leader will have to grapple ... there is also evidence suggesting that a substantial share of Russians consistently back potential military aggression against neighboring states"
https://www.ponarseurasia.org/russian-identity-and-war-support/
Image credit/license ponars eurasia policy memo no. 901 (pdf) Since Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, many observers have debated how to explain the seemingly widespread support for the war among Russians, which has remained fairly stable at 70-80 percent. The conventional explanations for the war which focus…
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