National Issues
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Politics
- Q1. How would you characterize general political situation
- Q2. Do you think Russia is going in right direction
- Q3. Does Russia need democracy?
- Q4. What kind of democracy does Russia need?
- Q5. Preferred type of state
- Q6. Meaning of Russia's special path
- Q7. Does Russian need opposition movements?
- Q8. Attitude to human rights
- Q9. Attitude to social protection
- Q10. On what path is Russia developing?
- Q11. What is democracy?
- Q12. Support for extending presidential term
- Q13. Support for extending Duma term
- Q14. Readiness to protest/demonstrate in support
- Q15. Five most influential men in Russia
- Q16. Five richest men in Russia
- Q17. In your opinion - what political system is most favourable for Russia: Soviet, the current one or Western democracy?
- T1. Gain in freedom under new regime
- T2. Evaluation of political regimes
- The Yukos affair/state vs. oligarchs
- Public opinion of the media
- Public opinion of the military
- Popular engagement with government
065
How would you evaluate in general the political situation in Russia?
, Levada Center, Nationwide Survey, January, 2007
059
Do you think that Russia is developing in a right direction or that events lead us in a wrong direction, to a deadend? 1) It’s going in a right direction; 2) Events lead us to a deadend; 3) Don’t know.
, Levada Center, Nationwide Survey, February, 2007
613
Q. Do you think Russia needs democracy?
political system; democracy; dictatorship; suitability; political culture
615
Q. What kind of democracy does Russia need?
democracy; dictatorship; political culture; regime; national traditions; Communism; Soviet Union; sovereign democracy
527
What type of state would you want to see in Russia in future?
democracy; market economy; socialism; USSR; unique system; sovereign democracy
528
When you hear about a \"special Russian path\" what comes to your mind?
special path; sovereign democracy; Putinism; economic development; West; spirituality; morality; foreign affairs; threat; interests; power; Russian greatness; self-sacrifice
626
Q7. Do you think Russia needs social movements, parties, which are in opposition to the President and government and can exert an important inlfluence on the life of the country?
social movements; civil society; opposition; dissent; human rights
627
Q8. Which of the following approaches to the problem of human rights do you think is the most correct?
human rights; individual rights; state interests
628
Q9. With which of the following points of view abut social protection do you most agree?
social protection; human rights; economic and social rights; welfare values; individualism
057
On what path do you think events in Russia are developing after the election of Vladimir Putin as president?
democracy, dictatorship, Soviet Union, anarchy, chaos, authoritarianism
532
What do you think is most important to be able to speak about democracy in the country?
democracy; definition; concept; standard of living; order; equality; political rights; freedom; social fairness; accountability; interests; social protection; separation of powers; pluralism; ethnic minorities
582
Q. Are you for or against increasing the presidential term from four to six years?
president; term limit; constitution; Putin; Medvedev
583
Q. Are you for or against increasing the term of the Duma from four to five years?
Duma; constitution; term limit; Medvedev
606
Q17. If on the 1st of May there were mass demonstrations in your city, would you like to participate in demonstrations to:
government performance; protest; financial crisis; political support
655
Q. Five most influential men in Russia
influence, power, Putin, Medvedev, Zhirinovsky, Shoigu, Zyuganov
656
Q. Five richest men in Russia
wealth, power, Putin, Luzhkov, Baturina, Abramovich, Chubais
262
Q. In your opinion - what political system is most favourable for Russia: Soviet, the current one or Western democracy?
political system, Soviet, democracy, Russia
Table 1. Russians feel freer than under the old regime | |||||||||||||
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Q. Compared to our system of government before perestroyka, would you say that our current system is better, much the same, or not so good as the old system in regard to whether: | |||||||||||||
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1993 |
94 |
96a |
96b |
98 |
2000a |
00b |
01 |
03a |
04 |
05 |
07a |
09 |
Everybody has freedom of choice in religious matters(percent) |
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Better |
71 |
83 |
80 |
80 |
79 |
83 |
84 |
88 |
82 |
84 |
83 |
86 |
80 |
Much the same |
29 |
15 |
17 |
16 |
16 |
14 |
14 |
11 |
16 |
14 |
14 |
12 |
17 |
Worse |
6 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
Everybody has a right to say what they think |
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Better |
65 |
73 |
74 |
76 |
73 |
79 |
81 |
78 |
78 |
81 |
76 |
79 |
76 |
Much the same |
27 |
18 |
21 |
20 |
21 |
15 |
13 |
16 |
18 |
16 |
19 |
16 |
19 |
Worse |
8 |
8 |
6 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
One can join any organization one likes |
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Better |
63 |
77 |
82 |
79 |
75 |
77 |
76 |
81 |
81 |
83 |
78 |
81 |
78 |
Much the same |
28 |
18 |
14 |
15 |
18 |
16 |
17 |
15 |
17 |
12 |
17 |
16 |
19 |
Worse |
9 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
Everyone can decide individually whether or not to take an interest in politics |
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Better |
57 |
62 |
69 |
63 |
66 |
70 |
73 |
81 |
79 |
76 |
72 |
79 |
73 |
Much the same |
39 |
33 |
27 |
32 |
27 |
23 |
23 |
16 |
18 |
20 |
21 |
16 |
22 |
Worse |
4 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
5 |
5 |
Source: New Russia Barometer II to XVIII. |
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Table 2. Trends in the evaluation of regimes | ||||||||||||||||||
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Q. Here is a scale evaluating how well our political system works. The top, plus 100, is the best and the bottom, minus 100, is the worst. Where on this scale would you put: | ||||||||||||||||||
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1992 |
93 |
94 |
95 |
96a |
96b |
98 |
00a |
00b |
01 |
03a |
03b |
04 |
05 |
07a |
07b |
08 |
09 |
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Q. The political system before perestroyka?(percent) |
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Positive |
50 |
62 |
51 |
67 |
59 |
60 |
72 |
73 |
70 |
72 |
70 |
70 |
65 |
71 |
68 |
59 |
56 |
71 |
|
Neutral |
13 |
12 |
13 |
15 |
19 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
7 |
11 |
8 |
9 |
8 |
12 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
7 |
|
Negative |
37 |
26 |
36 |
18 |
22 |
30 |
18 |
16 |
22 |
17 |
21 |
22 |
27 |
17 |
24 |
32 |
34 |
23 |
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Mean |
7 |
18 |
4 |
28 |
22 |
17 |
32 |
36 |
31 |
34 |
29 |
29 |
24 |
32 |
26 |
13 |
13 |
28 |
|
St dev |
54 |
57 |
58 |
51 |
55 |
58 |
53 |
52 |
55 |
50 |
53 |
54 |
53 |
49 |
52 |
54 |
52 |
49 |
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Q. Our present system of governing? |
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Positive |
14 |
36 |
35 |
26 |
28 |
38 |
36 |
39 |
37 |
47 |
57 |
64 |
65 |
46 |
69 |
77 |
84 |
74 |
|
Neutral |
12 |
14 |
16 |
20 |
26 |
16 |
16 |
15 |
14 |
16 |
11 |
10 |
10 |
16 |
8 |
8 |
6 |
8 |
|
Negative |
74 |
49 |
48 |
54 |
46 |
47 |
48 |
45 |
48 |
37 |
32 |
25 |
25 |
36 |
23 |
16 |
10 |
19 |
|
Mean |
-41 |
-16 |
-13 |
-24 |
-19 |
-12 |
-16 |
-11 |
-13 |
-2 |
4 |
14 |
12 |
0 |
19 |
27 |
33 |
23 |
|
St dev |
44 |
51 |
51 |
49 |
48 |
48 |
50 |
55 |
51 |
50 |
48 |
47 |
42 |
45 |
46 |
37 |
32 |
40 |
|
Q. The system of governing we will have in five years? |
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Positive |
50 |
52 |
49 |
40 |
43 |
57 |
49 |
64 |
72 |
62 |
65 |
72 |
88 |
57 |
75 |
86 |
88 |
84 |
|
Neutral |
13 |
24 |
33 |
28 |
37 |
17 |
22 |
19 |
13 |
17 |
14 |
14 |
4 |
19 |
8 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
|
Negative |
37 |
24 |
17 |
31 |
20 |
25 |
29 |
17 |
15 |
21 |
21 |
14 |
8 |
24 |
17 |
7 |
6 |
9 |
|
Mean |
2 |
10 |
15 |
0 |
8 |
14 |
7 |
25 |
26 |
20 |
21 |
33 |
43 |
12 |
33 |
45 |
51 |
43 |
|
St dev |
52 |
53 |
48 |
49 |
45 |
54 |
51 |
50 |
44 |
50 |
51 |
47 |
37 |
48 |
48 |
40 |
36 |
39 |
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Source: New Russia Barometers II to XVIII |
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