How have two years of war affected close relationships between Russians? And why is love a political emotion? In the “What Happened” podcast we talk with Polina Aronson, co-author of a sociological study about love during the war.
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Link to the study: <a href="https://www.moscowtimes.ru/2024/09/22/voina-na-fone-lyubvi-sotsiologiya-adaptatsii-a142841" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.moscowtimes.ru/2024/09/22/voina-na-fone-lyubvi-sotsiologiya-adaptatsii-a142841</a>
0:00 Significance of the study
07:29 Those who left and those who remained
14:44 Breakup
32:03 Getting closer
36:10 Thanks for your help!