PROTEST MOOD OF RESIDENTS OF CITIES OF THE NWFD IN THE CONDITIONS OF THE CRISIS

Abstract

This study presents a comparative analysis of public opinion polls of residents of several municipalities of the North-Western Federal District, namely the cities of Petrozavodsk, Kaliningrad, Murmansk, Vologda, Cherepovets. The current level of protest potential of residents of these territories in the context of crisis processes related to the COVID-19 pandemic was analyzed. Groups of persons distinguished by a certain emotional mood and allowing their participation in protests were identified. Factors of formation of potential protest activity of urban residents have been determined. The results of the study showed that in the context of crisis processes against the background of a pandemic and growing social discontent, the protest potential of residents of municipalities ranges from 24 to 42%, which exceeds the average Russian indicators (18-20%). The continued proximity of assessments of the economic situation, material situation, political sentiment of representatives of the protest group and "other" residents of cities indicates the existence of potential prerequisites for maintaining protest sentiment, as well as poses a risk of increasing social tension in the event of a deterioration of the socio-economic situation.