A very interesting graphic is being discussed on Russian channels this evening, including by the well-known Zakhar Prilepin.
It reflects the results of a survey on attitudes toward the "Military Actions" in Russia, broken down by profession.
As we can see, the overwhelming majority of science workers, that is, the most educated segment of the population, are against military actions. A similar thing can be said about those who are obtaining this education—almost half of the students do not support the war.
The Russians have raised quite an outcry over this graphic. Prilepin says the following: "The student body, and this is terrible, is also split down the middle. That is, half of future Russia doesn't care about its own army. But look at our science (the very bottom of the chart). And that’s a total nightmare. Our science has been bought out and continues to be bought out."
He says the same thing about culture: "Culture is split down the middle as well, but clearly due to the provinces. In Moscow, 90 percent are against it—compared to the 10 who are for it, and who can almost be named individually."
As could be expected, the war is categorically supported by as much as 80% of law enforcement officers—those who directly benefit from it, and 62% of civil servants, who are directly dependent on the state. Surprisingly (ish), the supporters also include a majority of pensioners—those who, due to their age, will not be participating in the war.
Meanwhile, people from more modern, intellectual professions have no interest in this "special operation." And these are only the official numbers. We can only guess how many people are truly against it but are afraid to say so out loud.