Young Russians are angry but not opposition-minded

Significance

Surveys suggest that young people's motives for demonstrating were not so much support for Navalny as a general statement of dissatisfaction with a state out of touch with their lives and concerns -- a rejection of the status quo.

Impacts

• Putin's approval rates will remain low among the young, but he does not currently enjoy majority approval in any age group.
• The desire to emigrate has increased in the last seven years: 50% of 18-24-year-olds are considering leaving.
• The paramilitary Youth Army will be complemented by the expanding programme of 'patriotic education' designed to instill obedience.