Steve Rosenberg BBC reporter
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Steve Rosenberg BBC reporter takes the temperature in Moscow. e.g. a man of 74 who is having to carry on working - his monthly pension is 14,000 roubles about 137 dollars.
and see how the attitude to the war has changed since Christman 2022 when there were ice sculpters of soldiers with Kalashnikovs and Z szmbols everywhere.
An end to the war and lower food prices - what Russians want in 2025 Ahead of the New Year holiday, I've been asking Russians about their hopes for 2025. From their replies it's clear that people here want an end to the fighting.But how will the war end? And when? No one's certain. The other major concern for Russians is the economy. Prices have been rising fast.
And what do Russians think of Vladimir Putin, in power now for 25 years? Do they still trust him to take the right decisions for their country?