Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/307446 
Year of Publication: 
2024
Series/Report no.: 
IFN Working Paper No. 1510
Publisher: 
Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN), Stockholm
Abstract: 
We analyze the effects of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the partial military mobilization, and the Wagner Group rebellion on a broad set of sentiments in the Russian population, using the exogenous timing of surveys from Gallup World Poll and the Levada Center. Our results show strong rally 'round the flag effects and widespread domestic support for the war, sustained despite high casualties through strategic recruitment and economic compensations. While it thus seems unlikely that a public uprising will end the war soon, we also find that sentiments among Russians abroad have shifted against Putin, aligning with global views.
Subjects: 
War
Russia
Sentiments
Rally 'round the flag
Putin
JEL: 
D72
F51
H56
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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