National Issues

  • The Yukos Affair/state vs. oligarchs


    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

    626

     


    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

    627

     


    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

    628

     


    582

    Q. Are you for or against increasing the presidential term from four to six years?

    president; term limit; constitution; Putin; Medvedev

    582

     


    583

    Q. Are you for or against increasing the term of the Duma from four to five years?

    Duma; constitution; term limit; Medvedev

    583

     


    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

    606

     


    285

    Do you think that the state now controls the activities of \\\'oligarchs\\\' or do you think the oligarchs, as before, \\\'hire\\\' the authorities and senior officials for their own purposes?

    VCIOM, Nationwide Survey, August, 2001

    285

     


    448

    A) Do you agree with the view that oligarchs in Russia right now have almost unlimited power: they do whatever they please? B) What about higher state officials? Do you agree that they have almost unlimited power: they do whatever they please?

    Levada Center, Nationwide Survey, January, 2004

    448

     


    427

    In the Yukos affair, do you think the Prosecutor\'s Office is acting on its own initiative or fulfilling Putin\'s orders?

    , Levada Center, Nationwide Survey, October, 2003

    427

     


    428

    Do you think the current developments around the company Yukos will lead to improvement or deterioration in …?

    , Levada Center, Nationwide Survey, October, 2003

    428

     


    435

    Do you think the campaign against the \'oligarchs\' has begun in all seriousness and will lead to the limitation of their economic and political power in this country?

    , Levada Center, Nationwide Survey, November, 2003

    435

     


    436

    Do you think the Yukos affair will increase or decrease public trust in the General Prosecutor\\'s Office? And in President Putin?

    Levada Center, Nationwide Survey, November, 2003

    436

     


    533

    Do you think the state should have complete control over the coverage of public and political events on television, or should their be independent TV channels?

    state; media; control; TV; television; broadcasting; freedom; independence; bias; propaganda

    533

     



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