MOSCOW, February 20. /TASS/. More and more Russians have started to view the structure of modern Russian society as fair, Director General of the Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VCIOM) Valery Fedorov announced.
"In recent years, there have been significant difficulties in assessing the just structure of the state. Most people used to believe that the Russian society was rather unjust. In 2021, 62% of respondents shared this view, compared to 33% who believed that we live in a fair society. Amid the special military operation, more Russians began to call our society properly organized," Fedorov said during a meeting of the Expert Institute for Social Research (EISR) on the theme "Three years of the special military operation: the way Russia has changed."
For the first time in the entire period of measurement, the shares have equalized, the director general noted. "We see that already in 2024 roughly 46-47% of respondents considered the structure of Russian society fair. The number of those respondents who held such an opinion was even a bit higher [than the number of respondents with opposing views]. It appears to be a trend," Fedorov said.
The reduction of economic inequality, the rise of wages, the redistribution of financial flows, and the economic boom in some regions have supported this shift, the director general specified. "All these factors have contributed to more Russians believing that our society is moving toward greater justice," Fedorov said, adding that people have begun to recognize the state's focus on human welfare. "In December 2024, 64% of respondents recognized that even during the last year of hostilities, the state began to devote more effort, time, and funds to supporting fertility, helping families with children. This is worth a lot," Fedorov said.
A total of 1,600 Russians aged 18 and over participate in regular VCIOM telephone surveys.