‘What war?’ Independent sociologists spent four weeks in Kursk, studying how Russians near the front lines cope without getting political

‘What war?’ Independent sociologists spent four weeks in Kursk, studying how Russians near the front lines cope without getting political

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has made it exceedingly difficult for sociologists to study public sentiment inside the country. How many people actually support the war? How do opinions differ between those whose families have been directly affected by the fighting and those who have not? How do dissenters find ways to mask their opposition? All of this has become largely off-limits for independent researchers, especially those working …