Ask a Russian (Test questions)

How do you envision the end of the war in Ukraine?

How should Russia look after the end of the conflict according to you? Who will make possible democratic changes when the elites leave for emigration for a long time?

How do you imagine the mutual coexistence of Russians living in emigration with the residents of the host countries? How can we trust you?

Are you satisfied with life in Western Europe? Russia and many Russians repeatedly refer to the West as decadent and fascist. How are we to understand it?

Are you interested in active coexistence with the social majority? Do you have an idea how you, as a very numerous minority, could enrich this coexistence?

Do you know people who physically and violently resist the war?

Do you see meaning in insurgency and partisan actions? Why?

Who would you see as a potential leader of your country in the case of Putin's abrupt end?

Is it your war or not?

If some Russian thinks that Russia could stop existing like a country, and dissolve in micro states

Is Medvedev on drugs?

Why the hell Navalny didn't remain in Germany?

Do you perceive the spread of Western/US culture as a threat to cultural diversity in your state?

Do you feel that something needs to be done to counter this cultural threat and do you see this happening in Putin's actions (even if you don't agree with all of Putin's goals or his "methods" to reach certain goals)?

How do you feel about the treatment of cultural diversity in your own huge country nowadays? Apart from the cultural influence of Western Europe/US-America, can you live cultural diversity in your country or do you have the impression that a certain kind of Russian culture dominates within Russia? And if so, did you experience a change since the beginning of the war in this respect?

How is the war affecting the economy in Russia (labor market, wages, products, prices/Inflation)? How is the situation and sentiment different in Moscow from other, less rural regions? Are economic effects probable to change people's opinion of Putin and the war? What would anti war/anti Putin Russians expect from the west?

What do you think are the geopolitical, strategical reasons for Russias Aggression against ukraine? What does the soloviki hope to achieve and what could have been done in the West to prevent russian Aggression, considering that the Russian leadership acts as a rational agent?”

What is the role of culture in the anti-war movement? Are there any cultural dissidents in Russia? What do they now - have they left or stayed?

Could you briefly describe your experience of living in Russia at the moment? If you no longer live there, what are the reasons that prompted you to leave?

What is the place of politics and political commitment in your daily life?

How do you feel about the current mass emigration of Russian citizens?

Do you consider yourself in any way responsible for the invasion of Ukraine? And if so, what ways have you found to deal with that feeling?