Rosenberg: Shortage of petrol but not patriotism as Russians feel growing impact of war

"It is a disconnect between people's feelings and the description of reality by Vladimir Putin, the description of his personal reality in his head," believes Andrei Kolesnikov, a columnist for independent news outlet Novaya Gazeta."Maybe he's trying to hypnotise himself that everything is okay."Recent polling inside Russia, including by the Public Opinion Foundation, suggest that anxiety in society is rising. That would suggest that the Kremlin's message of 'keep calm and carry on' isn't landing."This permanent feeling of anxiety is with everyone right now. You feel that something is wrong. anxiety is the main sentiment," says Kolesnikov."This regime doesn't demonstrate any model of the future: the nearest future, a middle- term future, a long-term future. We are 'great' right now. What are the qualities of this greatness? The petrol crisis? In that sense, the future is aborted. People are trying not to think about the future. The horizon of planning is very short."A few minutes' drive from the petrol station where I'd been chatting with Svyatoslav, I spot another long queue.But this one is for candyfloss.The local authorities have set up stalls and put on a street concert to mark Russian Flag Day.