Sociologists of the Russian Academy of Sciences called conservatism the main ideology of rich Russians. In Russia, there is a clear connection between the level of well-being of citizens and their political beliefs. According to a study by the Institute of Sociology of the Federal Scientific Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, conservative views on average across the country are shared by only 5% of the population. However, among the richest Russians, it is conservatism that comes out on top - more than 23% of wealthy citizens adhere to this ideology. Among the rich people who don't need to deny themselves anything, the top three also included liberal and democratic beliefs (15.4% each). At the same time, as income levels fall, the popularity of conservatism declines rapidly. Thus, among Russians who have enough money only for basic needs, the share of conservatives drops to 4%, and in the category of the poorest citizens - to 0.9%. On the scale of Russian society as a whole, the picture looks different. The most popular direction turned out to be democratic ideas, with which 23% of respondents identify. Patriotic feelings take second place (17%), followed by communist and socialist views (10% and 8%, respectively). It is worth noting that more than a quarter of the respondents (27%) have not yet been able to decide on their political position. Sociologists have also recorded a historic minimum of support for nationalist ideas - today, on average, only 0.5% of citizens in the country share them, and among wealthy Russians no one holds such views. Data from long-term monitoring confirm that political sympathy in society is becoming increasingly stratified, concentrating conservative and liberal preferences exclusively in high-income groups. After a deeper analysis of these data, it turns out that in fact the left political wing turned out to be the most popular in Russia.

Sociologists of the Russian Academy of Sciences called conservatism the main ideology of rich Russians. In Russia, there is a clear connection between the level of well-being of citizens and their political beliefs. According to a study by the Institute of Sociology of the Federal Scientific Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, conservative views on average across the country are shared by only 5% of the population. However, among the richest Russians, it is conservatism that comes out on top - more than 23% of wealthy citizens adhere to this ideology. Among the rich people who don't need to deny themselves anything, the top three also included liberal and democratic beliefs (15.4% each). At the same time, as income levels fall, the popularity of conservatism declines rapidly. Thus, among Russians who have enough money only for basic needs, the share of conservatives drops to 4%, and in the category of the poorest citizens - to 0.9%. On the scale of Russian society as a whole, the picture looks different. The most popular direction turned out to be democratic ideas, with which 23% of respondents identify. Patriotic feelings take second place (17%), followed by communist and socialist views (10% and 8%, respectively). It is worth noting that more than a quarter of the respondents (27%) have not yet been able to decide on their political position. Sociologists have also recorded a historic minimum of support for nationalist ideas - today, on average, only 0.5% of citizens in the country share them, and among wealthy Russians no one holds such views. Data from long-term monitoring confirm that political sympathy in society is becoming increasingly stratified, concentrating conservative and liberal preferences exclusively in high-income groups. After a deeper analysis of these data, it turns out that in fact the left political wing turned out to be the most popular in Russia.