Interview with a collective heap as an alternative probe of public opinion The interview of Yuri Dudia with Oscar Kucheri caused a majorly misunderstanding and indignation in the liberal part of Russian society. And in vain. Dud did something extremely important for modern public discussion. He showed us a kind of stylized example of a conversation between the Russian liberal with the Russian layman, the average resident of the big city.

What losses did the Russian army suffer for almost 11 months of the war in Ukraine? This issue remains one of the darkest, burning and little discussed. The “fog of war” hides the dead, and society has not been able to adequately assess what this war is worth it for quite some time. The latest data from the mediazone project and BBC give the number 11,662 confirmed death, but it cannot be used even as an indicative one.

What are Russia’s losses following eleven months of the war in Ukraine? This question has received little media coverage, yet it is an issue that is both urgent and somewhat depressing. The dead have been concealed by the ‘fog of war’, which has meant that Russian society has been unable to comprehend or assess the real costs of the conflict.

An interview with the collective Kuchera as an alternative probe into public opinion Yuri Dud's interview with Oscar Kuchera sparked outrage as well as confusion among liberal Russian society. This expression of indignation is a mistake. Dud has made an extremely important contribution to today's public debate. He gave us a stylised version of a conversation between a Russian liberal and an ordinary Russian, a typical citizen of a large Russian city.