Over the course of three and a half years of the 'military operation,' Russians’ social attitudes have gone through several stages of change, completing an almost full circle: from the crisis assessments of their material circumstances in the autumn of 2022, to the economic and consumer boom that peaked in early 2024, and then to a new downturn in the autumn of 2025.

The social mood of Russians over the course of three and a half years of the “military operation” underwent several stages of change and went almost full circle - from crisis assessments of their financial situation in the fall of 2022 to an economic and consumer boom, the peak of which occurred at the beginning of 2024, and then to a new recession in the fall of 2025.