These tables appear in, and are referred to throughout, the book. An intermediate typology, describing the situation at the end of the Soviet Union in 1989-91, is described but is too complex to plot on a table.
Figure 1. Soviet Attitudes & Civil Society Groups, 1982
| Favor existing state | Oppose existing state | |
|---|---|---|
| Believe change comes from above | Sheep (est. 257 million) KGB Dinosaurs (~19 million?) |
Termites (Est. 1 million) |
| Believe change comes from below | None | Barking Dogs (a few hundred) |
Figure 2. Russians’ Attitudes and Civil Society, circa 2008–09
| Favor existing state | Oppose existing state | |
|---|---|---|
| Believe change comes from above | Sheep (most Russians. Est.120 million are pro-Putin) | Give Up Trying (defeated democrats. Est. 21 million) |
| Believe change comes from below | None | Wait In Hope (optimistic democrats with long view. Est. 1 million) |
| Believe change comes from below, with help from outside | Dinosaurs (Putin and his team) | Political Challengers (risk-taking activists & new NGOs. Est. a few thousand.) |