International Security
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Russia's place in the world
- Q1. How open is Russia?
- Q2. Should Russia be more open?
- Q3. Russia's relations with developed countries?
- Q4. Which countries should Russia co-operate with?
- Q5a. Most friendly states to Russia
- Q5b. Least friendly states to Russia
- Q6. Should Russia show its strength?
- Q7. Should Russia pay attention to criticism from the West?
- Q8. Why doesn't Russia need to pay attention to criticism from the West?
- T1. Countries which could be a threat to Russia
- T2. Do you feel European?
- Q9. Do you support the opinion that Russia should restore its status of "Great Empire"?
- Q10. Does present-day Russia have any enemies?
- Q11. Do you think that during the period of the Putin and Medvedev government, relations with the West have improved or become worse?
- Q12. Do you think that during the period of the Putin and Medvedev government, relations with the CIS countries have improved or become worse?
534
Do you think that Russia is now fully open to other countries?
Russia; openness; foreign influence; trade; culture; politics; investment
535
Would you prefer Russia in future to be more open for other countries?
Russia; openness; isolation; foreign influence; trade; politics; culture; investment
536
How do you think most developed countries in the world relate to Russia now?
Russia; West; partnership; cooperation; rivalry; competition; relations
386
With which countries do you think Russia should co-operate most of all in its foreign policy?
Russia; foreign policy; cooperation; Western Europe; CIS; USA; China; Japan; India; Middle East
601
Q. Name the five countries which you would regard as the closest friends and allies of Russia
Belarus, Kazakhstan, China, Germany, Armenia, India, Levada Center, Nationwide Survey
602
Q. Name the five countries which you would regard as the most unfriendly and hostile to Russia
Georgia, USA, Ukraine, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Levada Center, Nationwide Survey
440
Would you like to see Russia first and foremost a great power, respected and feared by other countries; or a country with a high standard of living, even if not one of the strongest countries in the world?
New Russia Barometer, XII, December, 2003
571
Q. Which of the following opinions about Russia\\'s relations with other countries is closer to yours?
Russia; strength; tolerance; international relations; peace; conflict; negotiation; force
643
Q1. Do you think we should pay attention to criticism of our country from the West?
Russia; place in the world; West; criticism; tension; relations
644
Q2. Why do you think that we don’t need to pay attention to criticism from the West?
Russia; place in the world; West; criticism; tension; relations
657
Q. Do you support the opinion that Russia should restore its status of \"Great Empire\"?
Russia, status, Great Empire
658
Q. Does present-day Russia have any enemies?
Russia, international relations, enemies
663
Q. Do you think that during the period of the Putin and Medvedev government, relations with the West have improved or become worse?
Putin, Medvedev, government, West, international relations
664
Q. Do you think that during the period of the Putin and Medvedev government, relations with the CIS countries have improved or become worse?
Putin, Medvedev, government, CIS, international relations
| Table 1. PERCEIVED THREATS TO RUSSIAN SECURITY Q. Do you think that any of the following countries could be a substantial threat to the security of Russia? |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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2000a |
2000b |
2001 |
2003 |
2005 |
2007 |
|
(% perceiving some or big threat) |
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USA |
49 |
45 |
48 |
48 |
49 |
54 |
National minorities |
44 |
56 |
44 |
47 |
48 |
30 |
Immigrants/refugees |
|
|
|
|
37 |
24 |
Germany |
15 |
18 |
11 |
11 |
17 |
14 |
Islamic countries |
|
|
|
38 |
|
|
China |
|
|
22 |
31 |
|
|
Iraq |
25 |
|
18 |
|
|
|
EU |
23 |
|
18 |
|
|
|
Ukraine |
10 |
|
8 |
|
|
|
| Source: New Russia Barometer VIII, IX, X, XI, XIV, XV | ||||||
| Table 2. RUSSIANS LESS INCLINED TO FEEL EUROPEAN Q. Do you consider yourself European? |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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2000a |
2000b |
2001 |
2003 |
2004 |
Never |
19 |
15 |
20 |
54 |
46 |
Rarely |
29 |
25 |
27 |
17 |
17 |
Sometimes |
35 |
35 |
31 |
16 |
18 |
Often |
18 |
23 |
22 |
12 |
19 |
Source: New Russia Barometer VIII, X, XI, XIII. |
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