The poll was conducted on Aug 20-26 (Navalny was poisoned on Aug 20). If Russian Presidential elections were to be held next Sunday, of those who'd vote, 56% of Russians would vote Putin & 2% for Navalny (Zhirik #2 with 5%). levada.ru/2020/09/03/dov…
One notable result I would point out - already strongly in evidence during 2020 Constitution referendum, which I blogged about - is the collapse of support for Putin amongst youth. 64% of participating 55+ y/o's would vote for Putin, while only 36% of 18-24 y/o's say they would.
There are otherwise no significant class or regional differences, though women (60%) are more likely to support Putin than men (50%).
WCIOM, conducted Aug 24-30 - former date is four days after Navaly poisoning - shows no change in Putin's ratings either. wciom.ru/index.php?id=2…
Alternatively, most Russians dgaf. A hard pill for the think-tank/Western NGO crowd to swallow.
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