Pew Research recently did some digging around in Russia to find out how Russians view their own country and their place in the world at large. In April, Pew performed face-to-face interviews with some 1,000 Russian adults of varying gender, age, and location. Here is what they found out: Russians don’t feel great about their economy According to Pew, 73% of Russians say the economy is in bad shape while 24% say it is in good shape. Over the past year the price of oil has fallen drastically, prompting Putin to say last October that “the global economy would suffer” …read more
Source: Business Insider
