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according to a new poll by independent pollster the Levada Center released on February 12.
Some 22% of respondents are ready to participate in street protests against 77% who are not. There are fewer potential protestors than those who consider it possible to work in public organizations and political parties (30%) or as a volunteer (24%).
About half of the respondents expressed readiness to sign open letters and petitions (53% and 46%), as well as appeals to the executive authorities (49%). Residents of the capital are more inclined to such actions than large regional cities.
Most prefer to limit their political activity by voting in the elections - 71%, while the 29% are not ready for this, resulting RBC survey data. The survey was conducted at the end of November 2018.
However, Levada also found that the number of Russians that think the country is going in the “wrong direction” has increased again between December and January from 44% to 45%, with 42% and 45% believing the opposite, respectively.
The other metrics on the performance of the government remains largely unchanged, although president Vladimir Putin’s approval rating slipped again slightly from 66% to 64% over the same time period.
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