▁Russian ▁economy ▁is ▁low , ▁dro pping ▁to ▁levels ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁that ▁riv aled ▁the ▁recent ▁l ows ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁at ▁the ▁height ▁of ▁the ▁global ▁economic ▁crisis . ▁Just ▁ 1 4 % ▁of ▁Rus si ans ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁said ▁their ▁national ▁economy ▁was ▁getting ▁better , ▁and ▁ 1 8 % ▁said ▁this ▁about ▁their ▁local ▁econom ies . ▁Put in ' s ▁performance ▁at ▁re ining ▁in ▁cor ruption ▁is ▁also ▁un pop ular ▁among ▁Rus si ans . ▁News week ▁reported ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁that ▁" An ▁opinion ▁poll ▁by ▁the ▁Moscow - based ▁Lev ada ▁Center ▁indicated ▁that ▁ 6 7 ▁percent ▁held ▁Put in ▁personally ▁responsible ▁for ▁high - level ▁cor ruption ". ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Put in ' s ▁appro val ▁rating ▁fell ▁to ▁ 6 3 % ▁and ▁just ▁ 4 9 % ▁would ▁vote ▁for ▁Put in ▁if ▁president ial ▁elections ▁were ▁held . ▁Lev ada ▁poll ▁results ▁published ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁showed ▁Put in ' s ▁personal ▁trust worth iness ▁levels ▁at ▁ 3 9 % ▁( decl ine ▁from ▁ 5 9 % ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 7 ) ▁with ▁the ▁main ▁contrib uting ▁factor ▁being ▁the ▁president ial ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁un pop ular ▁p ension ▁reform ▁and ▁economic ▁st agn ation . ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁two -