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DinkyStubby Apr 24, 2026 +301

Don't worry the person who approved that poll will be falling out of a window that doesn't open anyday now.

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lugitik_ Apr 24, 2026 +72

And the official approval rating will magically rise to 97%

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Primarycore Apr 24, 2026 +44

Putin's official approval rating has only fallen from 125 % to 120 %.

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1SqkyKutsu Apr 24, 2026 +11

This is correct, using Trump math.

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Least1Difficulty Apr 24, 2026 +5

And then shoot the guy who did that for good measure.

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Icy_Row175 Apr 24, 2026 +3

no, this time it’s gonna be either mental health institution or building streets in the arctic

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Quirky-Ad-6816 Apr 24, 2026 +2

Or the poll is a message to Putin himself, from his network of "friends".

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bokewalka Apr 24, 2026 +1

[ Removed by Listnook ]

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Pentaminymum Apr 25, 2026 +1

He could be on the ground floor in a building with no windows, and still fall to his death

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Farewell-Farewell Apr 24, 2026 +148

65% approval AND control of the media and internet. I would speculate that he's not as popular as this survey suggests if this is the best he can get.

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ModernirsmEnjoyer Apr 24, 2026 +44

Correct, but that doesn't mean he is about to fall, that there aren't people who still think he should rule, and that people uniformly attribute recent economic downturn to Putin specifically and his decision to go to war The real answer is that we don't know the specific numbers, there is no independent polster that can reliable collect information through ways where people are actually willing to answer (even that independent one that worked before the war used telephone a lot, and people don't trust phone polls). But downfall is real. All telegram channels have started complaining. Russian Listnook has gotten more grumpy. Russian contacts complain. We just don't how much.

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Decimated_zx Apr 24, 2026 +9

I just immediately decline the call moment i hear it is "polling public opinion". That poll and those numbers mean nothing.

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ModernirsmEnjoyer Apr 24, 2026 +3

They have to be reactive to avoid total public mistrust, and it does capture something real that doesn't take a lot of work to notice. But the future of Russian politics in the next five years is going to be interesting. The end of the war, its consequences, and the succession process going to the active phase.

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Decimated_zx Apr 24, 2026 +1

I dont think anyone who doesnt trust state tv will trust those numbers anyway, and anyone trusting state tv will believe in 89% approval. Idk how it will go in future but it feels like it will burn soon. All years before they would try really hard to not irritate public with new repressive laws\taxes before the "big votes", but this cycle just 5-4 months before duma election they are trying to crank it all like never before, even 2023 with mobilization wasnt that bad

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ModernirsmEnjoyer Apr 24, 2026 +3

People don't divide into brainwashed zombies and independent minded dissidents neatly, a lot of people who think they are impenetrable to government narratives are influenced through different channels Duma election is going to be an interesting stress test because it's the institution where all the unpopular decisions are formally enacted, meaning it's most likely to cause trouble, but I doubt any serious challenge. Look at Kazakhstan to see what happens in those type of regimes - 11 years of broken economic model and the only thing that changed are faces. The restrictions were planned years in advance, we all knew it's coming back in 2016, and nobody should get surprised.

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Oracle-of-Guelph Apr 24, 2026 +1

You figure statistics hasn't figured out a way to work around this? Your phone can predict when you need cold meds.

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big-papito Apr 24, 2026 +6

We don't know when he will fall, but all of this is a required precondition. It's not just the "vibes". Their economy, satan willing, is going into a spiral.

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ModernirsmEnjoyer Apr 24, 2026 +11

The Soviet Union never had a good consumer economy, what it took for the regime to fall was for the conflict between the elites class to emerge and then the system fell down The main variable will be whether the Russian elites collectively decide it's time for Putin to go, and whether they can arrange that before the Kremlin can react. Nobody knows what happens inside the Russian elites except the most capable intelligence agencies, and even then they definitely have limits because Russia takes counterintelligence seriously.

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big-papito Apr 24, 2026 +8

I think the USSR was a little complacent, though. We had access to Voice of America, for example, in 80s. I lived through the two coups, and they were incredibly chaotic. Total amateur hour. Putin built a security machine that is the envy of the world. It is NOT easy to breach. That said, his paralyzed reaction during the Wagner faux-coup was interesting... They were near Moscow.

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ModernirsmEnjoyer Apr 24, 2026 +2

Paralyzed reaction is explained very well by the fact it stopped suddenly. What exactly happened remains unknown. In any case, those lightly armed units had to go through the Moscow Garrison troops, which stand near Moscow for a very good reason and the government keeps them happy. This would have been a slaughter for the Wagner. Voice of America, BBC, and other "enemy's voices" were too costly to police and it released pressure from more curious citizens (even Khrushchev, in his forced retirement, listened to it). In more recent times, Russians in urban areas had access to Euronews, BBC, Ukrainian channels, and also the Internet well before the security system was built and they didn't play any significant role in politics. Westerners overestimate the role of media today. At the end of the day it's either the elites or the mass defection of the working class Russians that can cause a political earthquake. And they are apparently preparing for the exit from the war.

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Spidero0w0o Apr 24, 2026 +1

The only thing that really drives revolution is basic necessities. People don't risk it all trying to overthrow the government because they generally have a family to feed and desperately need that stability. It's much safer to just continue to go to work until the situation becomes so bad that you need to revolt just to get food.

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ModernirsmEnjoyer Apr 25, 2026 +1

Not necessarily. Poverty can also make one even more dependent on the state, not less. An expanded middle class without any stake in the regime and a strong desire for Coca Cola, Disneyland, and western democracy can also be a destabilizing force

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NezumiAniki Apr 24, 2026 +4

Pretty much anyone stopped supporting him (for various reasons) in the last years. He's managed to disappoint every kind of person except those who cannot read.

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4862skrrt2684 Apr 24, 2026 +1

I thought the problem was that all they could read is "we are winning. They are Nazis"

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totallyRebb Apr 24, 2026 +3

The other 35% will soon be re-educated or volunteered to go to Ukraine.

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Mysterious_Past6277 Apr 25, 2026 +3

For dictators you divide by 10, 6.5%

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anders_hansson Apr 24, 2026 -11

65% is rather high if you compare to other leaders, e.g: * Babis (Czechia): 57% * Erdogan (Turkey): 40% * Trump (USA): 39% * Kristersson (Sweden): 38% * Starmer (UK): 24% * Merz (Germany): 20% * Macron (France): 17% Source: [statista - Approval ratings of selected world leaders as of March 2026](https://www.statista.com/statistics/1456852/world-leader-approval-ratings/)

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MSTRFLSH Apr 24, 2026 +16

That's how you know this list is nonsense. The countries that don't ass-kiss, low numbers. The moronic boot lickers and paedos, 39% or higher.

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Anstark0 Apr 24, 2026 +5

And? You want to prove that high approval is only reached by those who have absolute control? Use your brain

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anders_hansson Apr 24, 2026 -4

No. You can't compare approval ratings between autocratic/semi-autoctatic leaders and properly democratically elected leaders directly. My point was that an approval rating of 65% isn't particularly low, which seems to be what the commenter was claiming.

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Defiant-Peace-493 Apr 24, 2026 +52

65.6%, for those wondering.

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National-Mastodon916 Apr 24, 2026 +26

Lmao what? It should be in negative numbers

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Defiant-Peace-493 Apr 24, 2026 +23

I wouldn't be particularly surprised if they lean in to the various confounding factors that pollsters are supposed to correct for. I would also suspect that truthfully voicing political views to unknown callers, or even over the phone in general, is historically disfavored in Russia.

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Tomas2891 Apr 24, 2026 -2

Also Russians are truly simps for dictators like Putin and their invasion of Ukraine. Can’t really feel too sorry for them

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the_amateon Apr 24, 2026 +30

*very original joke featuring windows or poisoning*

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Serpent90 Apr 24, 2026 +17

Russians are pissed about the internet being blocked. To the point that there is some open criticism expressed towards the regime. It's hitting a lot of richer moscow or st petersburg inhabitants, some of whom need access to internet for work. I heard there's a wave of emigration similar to what happened during the first mobilisation. And prices of real estate in Minsk (Belarus) are spiking.

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Fuzator Apr 24, 2026 +18

Yeah they were okay with waging war on their neighbors but lack of internet access is suddenly too much. That should settle the “it’s just Putin’s war“ debate

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goingfullretard-orig Apr 24, 2026 +37

Similar is happening is the USA, where nobody gives a shit about Venezuela, Cuba, Greenland, Canada, Iran, but when gas goes up 20%, there's hell to pay...

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Tacti_Kel_Nuke Apr 24, 2026 +11

Just like americans with the Iran war then

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Slappyfist Apr 24, 2026 +3

Exactly, I don't remember there being all that much complaining from the US until their gas prices increased a tiny bit. There was a bunch of hot air, but actual substantive anything...not much at all.

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DIABOLUS777 Apr 24, 2026 +30

Dictators don't need approvals.

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nediamnori Apr 24, 2026 +13

Of course they do, just not of the general public. But no dictator rules alone, even the most powerful one.

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anders_hansson Apr 24, 2026 +26

I think that's a fallacy. The dynamics are different than in a proper democracy, for sure, but they still need approval for their policies, otherwise their power is threatened.

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Reqvhio Apr 24, 2026 +2

bro thinks dictators are like homelander D:

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vidivicivini Apr 24, 2026 +5

"Now stands at staggeringly low 99.6%" stated Pravda.

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_your_land_lord_ Apr 24, 2026 +4

Oh shit, bet he's worried. He might only get 99.9% of the vote next time. Gonna be a close one.

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O-parker Apr 24, 2026 +5

Next: Putin wins reelection by a landslide and pollster organization head falls out window .

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OMGMianiteS3Official Apr 24, 2026 +4

Oh man, things sure are looking shaky for him now huh? He had better watch it during election time come 2030

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Nyoka_ya_Mpembe Apr 24, 2026 +4

He might not get 120% votes next time.

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Impossible-Bus1 Apr 24, 2026 +3

No history of revolts in Russia we know that for sure...

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No_Match_Found Apr 24, 2026 +2

I’m sure that’ll be reflected in the next ‘election’ and he’ll lose maybe 0.1% of the popular vote?

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Elegant_Emu952 Apr 24, 2026 +4

Putin and Trump are alike in the sense that neither one cares for their country and its citizens; they only care about themselves above everything and everyone.

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Senior_Strawberry_51 Apr 24, 2026 +2

Even if his approval rating was zero, they still couldn't do anything about it. Putin can't be removed democratically.

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Jolly_Conference_448 Apr 24, 2026 +1

En guerre depuis 2022 quel président serait haut dans les sondages chez nous en france il n y a pas de guerre et notre président français tout le monde le deteste😄

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DarthRiznat Apr 24, 2026 +1

Doesn't matter. Dude's still gonna win with 99.99% majority.

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Khalydor Apr 24, 2026 +1

I don't thing this will change next general elections results.

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BuilderRemarkable242 Apr 24, 2026 +1

Did they hear the rumors that the EU has finally had enough and they're about to start taking out all their state of the art equipment too? Like, the kind all the aliens parading around our would do anything for

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LordFlappingtonIV Apr 24, 2026 +1

I, for one, love Putin. Almost as much as I hate the bottom of elevator shafts.

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jhansen858 Apr 24, 2026 +1

if its not -80% then it doesn't matter... trump is 30% and he was voted in. imagine a dictator would need to be alot lower then that to have a worry.

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throw6w6 Apr 24, 2026 +1

How do they even know? Isn’t it a bit like how Putin always wins reelection with 90+% of the vote?

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gordonjames62 Apr 24, 2026 +1

Trump & Putin are having a "race to the bottom

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West-Lifeguard-3497 Apr 24, 2026 +1

Russians die in Ukraine like a dead dog while Putin is in love with a new girlfriend. How Russians still stand this old corrupted man is still a myth

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jideru Apr 24, 2026 +1

I do not think he really cares about approval ratings.

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Alternative-Edge-219 Apr 24, 2026 +1

The poll just fell out of the windows.

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DaySecure7642 Apr 24, 2026 +1

The person who approved the state pollster probably tired of living in Russia I guess.

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Desert-Noir Apr 24, 2026 +1

99.8% approval according to the poll. The lead researcher enters into the report while hanging out of a window.

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Toth-Amon Apr 25, 2026 +1

Does it matter?

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shawnkfox Apr 24, 2026 +3

I've always been curious about the supposed high approval ratings of Putin. My assumption is they are absolute nonsense because either the poll is fake or people are afraid to give their honest opinion. I find it hard to believe that a super majority of Russians have ever approved of Putin. Who knows though, people can support pretty dumb things in politics as we all know.

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polocinkyketaminky Apr 24, 2026 +1

approval ratings don't mean shit in Russia.

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OneNormalBloke Apr 24, 2026

Those who do approve better not go into tall buildings.

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niceufo777 Apr 24, 2026

We have to take everything with a grain of salt; let's not forget that, according to Reuters, the war would have ended with a Russian defeat four years ago...

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