At Sunday's 60th birthday, Vladimir Putin received a number of presents. But the latest results of the popularity survey could not please him, because he did not notice such a downfall. According to the Levology Center, only 39 percent of the Russians trust the president. And despite the fact that the largest media are controlled by the state and the president is not criticizing.

"This is not related to the evaluation of his foreign policy course. It is only connected to the response to the pension reform, "explains Levad Lev Gudkov, Director of Levad Center. Putin signed and thus definitively approved an increase in retirement for five years on October 3.

The Russians generally perceive pension reform as injustice and talk about theft. For over 90 years, the country has been accustomed to the unchanged retirement age. The rise has caused great protests, and the resistance has also been reflected in the September elections of governors and local parliaments, which the United Russia government has not consistently overcome with the tradition of recent years.