Published on 17 May 2023
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How are Russians feeling about the war on Ukraine?

According to online search data, wellbeing and morale in Russia may be near its lowest level for a decade

Russian military mobilisations saw huge spikes in anti-regime web searches, according to a study of search trends from Google and Yandex.

Piercing the fog of war: Measuring Russian public opinion via online search data

Media coverage:

Fast Company, N-TV (Germany), Phys.org, science.ORF.at (Austria), The Times, University of Cambridge


News release: Online search data shows Russian morale remained low and ‘tacit dissent’ spiked after invasion of Ukraine

Report: Piercing the fog of war: Measuring Russian public opinion via online search data


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