Национальная гордость и доверие президенту в России: роль социально-демографических характеристик и эмансипативных ценностей

Социологические исследования. 2025. № 9. С. 63–78.

Zubarev N., Moreva Y., Arkatov D.

Discussions about the role of values and national pride in determining institutional trust are prominent in contemporary Russian politics. The comparison of national pride and trust in the president is necessary since both variables play an essential role in shaping social cohesion of any given society. Christian Welzel's theory of emancipatory democratization identifies four dimensions that structure individual “liberty aspirations” (Welzel 2013). The degree of autonomy granted to children by their parents (1), opportunities available to individuals to make their voices heard in the sphere of politics (2), equality between genders (3), and choices that people make to control their bodies and personal lives (4). We combine this theory with the findings of several publications concerning socio-demographic factors of political culture formation to compare the "portraits" of those who have high national pride and tend to trust state institutions. Multinomial regression is applied to survey data collected in 60 regions of Russia in 2019–2020. Results show that socio-demographic characteristics and value orientations of Russians with high indicators of national pride and trust in the president coincide. These population groups tend to be low on emancipative values index, high on religiosity and income satisfaction. Women, older people, and residents of rural areas trust the president and feel proud more often than other population groups. Welzel’s theory suggests that the growth of emancipative values that typically follows improvements in economic well-being could further dampen such indicators of social cohesion as national pride and trust in the president.

Keywords: political support, политическая поддержка, national pride, национальная гордость, emancipative values, institutional trust, эмансипативные ценности, институциональное доверие, доверие президенту, trust in the President, theory of emancipative democratization, теория эмансипативной демократизации

Publication based on the results of: Comparative studies of culture and subjective well-being: differentiation and integration of societies in the context of global challenges (2025)