The survey took place between 22 and 25 May 2015 and was conducted throughout all of Russia in both urban and rural settings. The survey was carried out among 1600 people over the age of 18 in 134 localities of 46 of the country’s regions. The answer distribution is presented as percentages of the number of participants along with data from previous surveys. The statistical error of these studies does not exceed 3.4%. The results of this public opinion research demonstrate the attitudes of Ukrainian residents and belong to the Kiev International Institute of Sociology (KIIS).
HAVE YOU BEEN FOLLOWING THE LATEST EVENTS IN UKRAINE?
|
2014 |
2015 |
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|
V |
VI |
VII |
VIII |
XI |
XII |
I |
II |
13-16 III |
20-23 III |
IV |
V |
|
|
Very attentively |
12 |
20 |
16 |
15 |
15 |
13 |
16 |
15 |
13 |
17 |
14 |
13 |
|
Somewhat attentively |
46 |
45 |
48 |
49 |
37 |
35 |
43 |
43 |
35 |
40 |
33 |
37 |
|
Without particular attention |
34 |
29 |
29 |
30 |
36 |
41 |
35 |
33 |
40 |
34 |
38 |
37 |
| Not at all |
8 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
11 |
9 |
5 |
9 |
11 |
8 |
14 |
11 |
|
I haven’t heard anything about this |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
<1 |
2 |
DO YOU SUPPORT THE ACCESSION OF CRIMEA TO RUSSIA?
|
2014* |
2015 |
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|
III |
V |
X |
XI |
XII |
I |
II |
III |
IV |
V |
|
| Definitely yes |
57 |
54 |
55 |
53 |
50 |
50 |
52 |
55 |
55 |
56 |
| Probably yes |
31 |
36 |
31 |
31 |
36 |
34 |
32 |
33 |
34 |
29 |
| Probably no |
6 |
4 |
7 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
| Definitely no |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| It is difficult to say |
4 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
* In March and May the question was asked in the following format: ‘Are you personally for or against the accession of Crimea to Russia?’
IN GENERAL, WHAT IS YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARD UKRAINE?
|
Jan. 14 |
Mar. 14 |
21-24 March 2014 |
May 14 |
July 14 |
Sept. 14 |
Nov. 14 |
Jan. 15 |
Mar. 15 |
May 15 |
|
| Very good; a very positive attitude |
66 |
63 |
52 |
35 |
33 |
32 |
28 |
24 |
31 |
26 |
| Very bad; a very negative attitude |
26 |
25 |
37 |
49 |
55 |
55 |
59 |
63 |
55 |
59 |
| It is difficult to say |
9 |
12 |
11 |
17 |
13 |
13 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
14 |
IN GENERAL, WHAT IS YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARD RUSSIA?
|
Feb. 14 |
May 14 |
Sept. 14 |
Dec. 14 |
May 15 |
|
| Very good; a very positive attitude |
78 |
52 |
48 |
37 |
30 |
| Very bad; a very negative attitude |
13 |
38 |
41 |
48 |
56 |
| It is difficult to say |
9 |
10 |
11 |
16 |
14 |
|
|
Feelings of Russians… |
Feelings of Ukrainians… |
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|
Towards Ukraine |
Towards the US |
Towards Russia |
Towards the US |
|
| Very good; a very positive attitude |
26 |
15 |
30 |
54 |
| Very bad; a very negative attitude |
59 |
73 |
56 |
22 |
| It is difficult to say |
14 |
12 |
14 |
25 |
IN GENERAL, HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE CURRENT LEADERSHIP OF UKRAINE?
|
May 14 |
Sept. 14 |
Feb. 15 |
May 15 |
|
| Very good |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Mostly good |
9 |
7 |
5 |
5 |
| Mostly bad |
29 |
39 |
33 |
27 |
| Very bad |
50 |
47 |
56 |
59 |
| It is difficult to say |
10 |
6 |
6 |
8 |
IN GENERAL, HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT UKRAINIANS (RESIDENTS OF UKRAINE)?
|
Oct. 06 |
May 09 |
May 14 |
Sept. 14 |
Feb. 15 |
May 15 |
|
| Very good |
10 |
7 |
22 |
9 |
13 |
14 |
| Mostly good |
71 |
68 |
59 |
52 |
50 |
50 |
| Mostly bad |
11 |
15 |
10 |
21 |
19 |
18 |
| Very bad |
2 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
| It is difficult to say |
6 |
7 |
7 |
14 |
12 |
11 |
WITH WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING OPINIONS ABOUT RUSSIA’S RELATIONS VIS_A VIS UKRAINE DO YOU MOST AGREE?
|
These relations should have closed borders, with visa and customs requirements |
These relations should have open borders, with no visa or customs requirements |
Russia and Ukraine should unite into one State |
It is difficult to say |
|
|
May 15 |
30 |
54 |
10 |
6 |
|
Jan. 15 |
33 |
52 |
8 |
8 |
|
Sept. 14 |
26 |
62 |
7 |
5 |
|
May 14 |
28 |
54 |
12 |
6 |
|
Mar. 14 |
16 |
50 |
28 |
7 |
|
Jan. 14 |
19 |
59 |
16 |
6 |
|
Oct. 13 |
23 |
55 |
16 |
6 |
|
May 13 |
19 |
58 |
15 |
8 |
|
Jan. 13 |
13 |
64 |
18 |
6 |
|
Sept .12 |
14 |
60 |
20 |
6 |
|
May 12 |
17 |
62 |
14 |
7 |
|
Jan. 12 |
16 |
61 |
16 |
8 |
|
Sept. 11 |
16 |
63 |
14 |
6 |
|
May 11 |
16 |
64 |
15 |
5 |
|
Jan. 11 |
20 |
61 |
13 |
6 |
|
Sept. 10 |
16 |
60 |
18 |
6 |
|
May 10 |
17 |
64 |
13 |
6 |
|
Jan. 10 |
25 |
55 |
14 |
6 |
|
Sept. 09 |
25 |
55 |
13 |
7 |
|
May 09 |
25 |
55 |
14 |
6 |
|
Jan. 09 |
29 |
51 |
12 |
8 |
|
Sept. 08 |
24 |
52 |
13 |
11 |
|
Mar. 08 |
19 |
56 |
19 |
6 |
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE BETWEEN RUSSIA AND UKRAINE?
|
There should be closed borders with visa and customs requirements |
There should be open borders with no visa or customs requirements |
Russia and Ukraine should unite into one State |
It is difficult to say |
|
|
May 15 |
45 |
46 |
2 |
7 |
|
Sept. 14 |
45 |
44 |
5 |
7 |
|
May 14 |
32 |
54 |
8 |
5 |
|
Feb. 14 |
15 |
68 |
12 |
5 |
|
Nov. 13 |
12 |
73 |
9 |
6 |
|
May 13 |
11 |
69 |
14 |
5 |
|
Feb. 13 |
13 |
68 |
16 |
3 |
|
Sept. 12 |
11 |
72 |
14 |
3 |
|
Feb. 12 |
13 |
69 |
16 |
2 |
|
Nov. 11 |
13 |
67 |
16 |
1 |
|
Oct. 10 |
10 |
67 |
20 |
2 |
|
June 10 |
12 |
70 |
16 |
2 |
|
Mar. 10 |
11 |
67 |
19 |
3 |
|
Jan. 10 |
8 |
66 |
22 |
4 |
|
Oct. 09 |
11 |
67 |
19 |
3 |
|
May 09 |
10 |
65 |
23 |
2 |
|
Feb. 09 |
8 |
68 |
23 |
1 |
|
Sept. 08 |
17 |
66 |
16 |
2 |
|
Apr. 08 |
10 |
67 |
20 |
3 |
Military Conflict between Russia and Ukraine
ARE YOU CONCERNED THAT THE CURRENT ARMED CONFLICT IN EASTERN UKRAINE WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF RUSSIAN VOLUNTEERS COULD ESCALATE INTO A WAR BETWEEN RUSSIA AND UKRAINE?
|
|
June 14 |
July 14 |
Apr. 15 |
| Very concerned |
26 |
26 |
11 |
| Somewhat concerned |
42 |
40 |
38 |
| Not very concerned |
19 |
23 |
33 |
| Not at all concerned |
7 |
6 |
13 |
| It is difficult to say |
6 |
5 |
5 |
ARE YOU SCARED BY THE POSSIBILITY OF A WAR BETWEEN RUSSIA AND UKRAINE?
|
May 15 |
|
| Very scared |
19 |
| Somewhat scared |
33 |
| Not very scared |
29 |
| Not at all scared |
12 |
| It is difficult to say |
7 |
IN YOUR OPINION, CAN THE CURRENT ARMED CONFLICT IN EASTERN UKRAINE ESCALATE INTO A WAR BETWEEN RUSSIA AND UKRAINE?
|
May 15 |
|
| It is inevitable |
4 |
| It is likely |
28 |
| It is unlikely |
48 |
| It is impossible |
14 |
| It is difficult to say |
6 |
|
|
All |
A war between Russia and Ukraine is likely |
A war between Russia and Ukraine is unlikely |
|
The possibly of a war between Russia and Ukraine scares me |
52 |
79 |
39 |
|
The possibly of a war between Russia and Ukraine does not scare me |
41 |
17 |
56 |
| No answer |
7 |
3 |
5 |
Military Conflict between Russia and the West
ARE YOU CONCERNED THAT THE CURRENT ARMED CONFLICT IN EASTERN UKRAINE WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF RUSSIAN VOLUNTEERS COULD ESCALATE INTO A WAR?
|
|
June 14 |
July 14 |
Apr. 15 |
| Very concerned |
21 |
21 |
10 |
| Somewhat concerned |
33 |
31 |
37 |
| Not very concerned |
23 |
27 |
31 |
| Not at all concerned |
15 |
13 |
14 |
| It is difficult to say |
9 |
8 |
7 |
ARE YOU SCARED BY THE POSSIBILITY OF A WAR BETWEEN RUSSIA AND THE WEST/ A WORLD WAR?
|
May 15 |
|
| Very scared |
22 |
| Somewhat scared |
33 |
| Not very scared |
25 |
| Not at all scared |
12 |
| It is difficult to say |
8 |
IN YOUR OPINION, CAN THE CURRENT ARMED CONFLICT IN EASTERN UKRAINE ESCALATE INTO A WAR BETWEEN RUSSIA AND THE WEST/A WORLD WAR?
|
May 15 |
|
| It is inevitable |
2 |
| It is likely |
22 |
| It is unlikely |
51 |
| It is impossible |
18 |
| It is difficult to say |
8 |
|
All |
A war between Russia and the West is likely |
A war between Russia and the West is unlikely |
|
|
The possibly of a war between Russia and the West scares me |
55 |
84 |
47 |
|
The possibly of a war between Russia and the West does not scare me |
37 |
13 |
48 |
| No answer |
8 |
3 |
5 |
Translated by Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (formerly Monterey Institute of International Studies).