Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Vladimir Putin's rating has risen by 12 percent. Today, eight out of ten Russians, 83%, approve of the activities of the Kremlin dictator, the Levada Center poll shows..

15% of Russian citizens do not encourage Putin's activities in the chair of the Russian president. Another two percent could not answer the question about the approval of the dictator's activities.

In February, according to their polls, 71 percent of Russian citizens approved of Putin's work.. Rating increased by 12% in three months. At the end of winter, a quarter of Russians did not support the dictator - 27 percent.

Despite the fact that support for Putin in big cities is less than in small ones, it still remains high.. The level of support for Putin in Moscow was 75%. In villages and small towns, the dictator is supported by 85 and 86 percent of respondents, respectively..

Young people support Putin least of all, but support remains high. 77% of Russians aged 18 to 24 approve of Putin's activities.

The highest level of approval is expressed by respondents aged 55 and older, residents of villages and cities up to 500 thousand people, as well as those who learn the news on television.

At the same time, only 43 percent of Russians trust Putin.. Compared to April, this figure increased by three percent.. Also, trust in Mikhail Mishustin, Sergei Shoigu (up to 16%) and Sergey Lavrov (up to 15%) has slightly increased..

Despite Western sanctions against the Russian economy, the war against Ukraine, almost 7 out of ten Russians think that the country is on the right track.. These 68 percent. Those who do not think so, 22 percent.

The assessment of the current state of affairs in the Russian Federation remains stable: in May, the proportion of those who believe that things in the country are going in the right direction amounted to 68% (in April - 66%), those who believe that the country is moving in the wrong direction -.

The respondents aged 18-24 are the most concerned about the current state of affairs in the Russian Federation: among them, 40% believe that things in the country are going the wrong way. In addition, respondents who barely have enough money for food, as well as those who learn news via the Internet and from relatives, are of great concern..

Most of the respondents who believe that things are going in the right direction in the country are represented among respondents aged 55 years and older, respondents with a stable income and those who receive basic information through TV and print publications.

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The Levada Center survey was conducted on May 26-31 on a representative all-Russian sample of the urban and rural population of 1,634 people aged 18 and over in 137 settlements in 50 regions of the country. The study is conducted at the respondent's home by the method of personal interview. Statistical error for a sample of 1600 people (with a probability of 0.95) does not exceed: 3.4% for indicators close to 50%, 2.9% for indicators close to 25% / 75%, 2.0% for indicators.