Public opinion in Ukraine and Russia: consequences of the all-out war, explanatory factors and its impact on political decisions
Journal: Ukrainian society
Year: 2024

The paper compares the impact of public opinion about the war on political decisions in Ukraine and Russia. The research question is relevant in two senses. First, Ukraine defends itself against Russia’s unprovoked aggression. Second, Ukraine’s President Zelensky was elected in 2019 on the promise to develop direct democracy and various mechanisms of public participation in the political process, and that actualizes research of public opinion. The author used the data of the results of mass surv