Author: Thomas Sherlock | Journal of Democracy

Thomas Sherlock is professor emeritus of political science at the United States Military Academy (West Point) and author of Historical Narratives in the Soviet Union and Post-Soviet Russia: Destroying the Settled Past, Creating an Uncertain Future.

Why Russians Are Souring on Putin’s War

Thomas Sherlock

Vladimir Putin wants to stir patriotic fervor for his war in Ukraine. But most Russians don’t think the war is worth the cost, and it’s putting the Kremlin in a bind.