Russia’s wartime parties: how Russians plan to vote – and why

Several months before the State Duma elections, two-thirds of Russians have already named the party they are willing to vote for. But ratings tell us only the size of each electorate. ExtremeScan’s July survey shows what really distinguishes these groups: not ideology or the familiar left–right political spectrum, but attitudes toward the war and willingness to pay for its continuation. The choice between a new mobilization and a peace agreement separates party electorates far more sharply than abstract support for the “special military operation” – and reveals the limit of the price even the most loyal groups are willing to bear.