War, Inflation, and Putin's Paranoia: has Russian Public Opinion Begun to Shift?

About this episode

The episode discusses the current state of Russian public opinion and its potential shifts due to economic and political factors.

Max and Maria welcome back Dr. Sam Greene, professor of Russian Politics at King's College London, to discuss the state of Russian public opinion today, and whether domestic conditions have begun change given the state of the economy, war, and reports of increasing paranoia in the Kremlin.

People in this episode

Hosts: Max, Maria

Guest: Dr. Sam Greene

Topics covered

• Russian public opinion
• economy
• war
• Putin's paranoia
• domestic conditions
• politics

Keywords

• Russian public opinion
• Putin
• war
• inflation
• Kremlin
• politics
• Sam Greene

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: King's College London

Places: Russia

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