It's clear that we can't trust the s that the kremlin is talking about, Benamin says. But there are some things we can do as social scientists to try and get rid of what's called social desirability by it so he adds. Some people may feel in a litary and political system to give the answer that will get them into the least amount of trouble, rather than what they actually think. It could be that outside of russia, people think, if only russians on the evening news were able to see what we are seeing, then immediately they would be against the war,. writes Benamin.
Since the war in Ukraine began, dwindling remaining hopes of maintaining even the outward appearance of a free democratic process in Russia have been all but eliminated by the Kremlin regime. Joining us on the programme to discuss the dangerous game of voicing dissent in Russia is activist and journalist Zhanna Nemtsova, daughter of murdered Russian politician Boris Nemtsov, and Ben Noble, Associate Professor of Russian Politics at University College London and co-author of Navalny: Putin's Nemesis, Russia's Future? Hosting the discussion is Polina Ivanova, correspondent for the Financial Times covering Russia and Ukraine.
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