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by assusdan 923 days ago
That is not quite true. The majority of population is afraid/unable/not want to be vocal about their opinion in public.

Source: https://russianfield.com/180days (see aborted calls rate, and it is not the lowest i've ever seen)

Anecdotal evidence: I live in Russia and I know only a couple of people who supports P. Both pro-war and anti-war people do not.

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But you probably live in a big city and mostly have contact with people with similar socioeconomic status as you.
That's true, however I've spent 17 years in a countryside and I'm regularly visiting it. Also, urban population rate in Russia is quite high (at 75%) and 1M+ cities are around 30% to 40% of total pop.
This mirrors my impression.