The Levada Center, an independent Russian polling center, asked Russians in August what they feared the most. Respondents were asked to rate their fears on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 indicating "do not fear at all" and 5 indicating "fear constantly." The results showed that overall, Russians are less fearful of several possible events than they were in 1994, with the biggest drop seen in their fear of a new world war.
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