Monitoring by the Institute of Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, May 2026, showed that there are only 5% of conservatives in Russia.

Monitoring by the Institute of Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, May 2026, showed that there are only 5% of conservatives in Russia.

But look at the table where the income stratum is concentrated almost all conservatism - among those who answer "have enough money to not deprive yourself of anything" - it is the top 3-5% of the population. In this stratum, conservatism became the most popular ideology, 23%. That's why I write and say every time that for the rich, right-wing and conservative ideology is quite natural, it satisfies their deepest needs - for example, to pay as little taxes as possible, to pursue and fix the paroles, to ensure the safety of their assets and the inviolability of their privileges, etc. It is not natural - because conservatives and the poor are right against them.

In second place among the top 3-5% of Russians is liberalism, about 15%. And this is also their logical choice, since liberalism enriches the rich anyway.

From the monitoring of the IS RAS we see confirmation of such axioms. Also, from the latest monitoring of the Institute of Sciences of the Russian Academy of Sciences, I will note the rapid decline in the attractiveness of nationalism in Russia. On average among all layers he achieved 0.5%. Only two years ago he had about 2% followers. Now it's pure fringe.