That shift is documented by recent survey research conducted by the Moscow Institute of Sociology and summarize on Sept. 8 on the Tolkovatel portal.
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Paul Goble: Russians increasingly view Ukrainian refugees as ‘freeloaders’, sociologists find
Since 2013, Russians have become less hostile to Central Asians and people from the Caucasus whom they view as culturally different; but at the same time, they have become more hostile to refugees from Ukraine, not because of cultural distinctiveness, but because Russians believe they are "freeloading" on Russian society.
