The Public Sociology Laboratory and a group of volunteers are conducting such a study. This project does not seek to objectively represent the proportions of different opinions on the war in Ukraine. Our goal is to capture and qualitatively describe the range of existing ways Russia's military action in Ukraine is perceived and to understand the logic behind the evolution of these perceptions. We rely on in-depth sociological interviews collected via face-to-face or online conversations, as well as ethnographic observation of people in situations that are natural for them. To recruit respondents, we rely on the researchers' social networks and snowball sampling, as well as ethnographic fieldwork in Russian cities and villages. We have already completed three waves of data collection (Spring 2022, Fall 2022, and Fall 2023). These waves focus on Russians' perceptions of the war. We have also been conducting interviews with those citizens who are potentially eligible for the draft and those who protest against mobilization.

Currently, our dataset includes around 300 anonymous sociological interviews and more than 500 pages of ethnographic observations. The new data is being constantly collected. We follow all standard ethical guidelines for social science research. All respondents are informed about the purpose of the study and provide informed consent. All interviews are anonymized and transcribed. The data is stored in secure encrypted cloud storage. Only researchers have access to this database.