News about bears and a Kanye West performance worried the Russians more than Western threats.
The company is also concerned about the growth of housing and community service rates, taxes and the emergence of artificial intelligence. New topics for discussion replaced the previous concerns of 2026 - the fuel crisis and restrictions on the Internet - they began to worry the Russians a little less. These results were presented by the National Anxiety Index. KROS" for the third quarter of 2026. In the top 3 according to the total index (estimating the absolute presence of anxiety in the media and social networks): 1. fuel crisis 2. UAV attacks on market warehouses and refineries. 3. bear attacks on people. In the top 3 according to the survival index (assessment of the discussion activity on the issue in social networks versus presence in the media), the priorities are different: 1. Canceling Kanye West concerts. 2. Internet restrictions. 3. Increasing rates and taxes on housing and community services. The scandal with the cancellation of the concerts of the rapper Kanye West not only took the first place in the quarter in terms of survival rate, but also became the most talked about topic related to "stars", which was recorded by the National Anxiety Index. CROSS. " The issue received a record for the show business survival index - 7.52. For comparison, "the death of the rapper Pasha Teknika" in 2025 had an index of 7.51, "the conflict between Yegor Creed and Ekaterina Misulina" - 4.66, and "the divorce of the singer Shaman" - 209214 - 209214. The fuel crisis remains the main concern of Russians according to the overall index for the second quarter in a row. However, according to the survival index, the subject is no longer in the top five - compared to the previous quarter, it dropped from third place to sixth place.
The issue of restrictions on the internet (blocking VPN and digital services, disabling mobile internet) remains on Rosh Hashanah, but its severity is gradually decreasing. If in the first quarter it was the leader of two ratings, in the second place - in the second place, now it is ranked in the second place in the survival index and in the fifth place in the overall index.
Domestic anxieties are relevant again.