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Wicked Blue

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Fri Mar 4, 2022, 11:35 AM Mar 2022

The Economist: Russians are trying to flee Putin's chaos

Using data from Google Trends, The Economist has tracked the discontent

Vladimir Putin, so intent on bringing Ukraine under his control, is neglecting the problems facing Russians at home. A survey conducted between February 17th and 21st—that is, in the week before Mr Putin’s invasion—by the Levada Centre, an independent Russian pollster, found that 43% of Russians between the ages of 18 and 24 wanted to leave the country for good. And 44% of those who hoped to emigrate cited the “economic situation” as their motivation.

https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2022/03/04/russians-are-trying-to-flee-putins-chaos

The rest is behind a paywall
but here's the info from Google Trends, via MSN

https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/google-trends-give-a-peek-into-what-russians-might-be-thinking-about/ar-AAUxL8z



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The Economist: Russians are trying to flee Putin's chaos (Original Post) Wicked Blue Mar 2022 OP
Maybe they could emigrate to Ukraine. dchill Mar 2022 #1
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