The survey took place between 21 and 24 August 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%.
ARE CURRENT AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA GENERALLY GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, OR IS THE COUNTRY GOING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION?
|
|
Affairs are generally going in the right direction |
The country is going in the wrong direction |
It is difficult to say |
|
|
2015 |
Aug. |
55 |
29 |
17 |
|
July |
59 |
23 |
18 |
|
|
June |
64 |
22 |
14 |
|
|
May |
60 |
23 |
17 |
|
|
Apr. |
60 |
23 |
18 |
|
|
Mar. |
57 |
25 |
19 |
|
|
Feb. |
54 |
29 |
17 |
|
|
Jan. |
55 |
27 |
18 |
|
|
2014 |
Aug. |
64 |
22 |
14 |
|
2013 |
Aug. |
40 |
43 |
17 |
|
2012 |
Aug. |
41 |
41 |
18 |
|
2011 |
Aug. |
42 |
40 |
18 |
|
2010 |
Aug. |
48 |
32 |
20 |
|
2009 |
Aug. |
44 |
36 |
20 |
|
2008 |
Aug. |
55 |
29 |
16 |
|
2007 |
Aug. |
47 |
34 |
19 |
|
2006 |
Aug. |
43 |
42 |
15 |
|
2005 |
Aug. |
34 |
52 |
14 |
|
2004 |
Aug. |
38 |
50 |
12 |
|
2003 |
Aug. |
36 |
49 |
15 |
|
2002 |
Aug. |
37 |
47 |
16 |
|
2001 |
Sept. |
37 |
42 |
21 |
|
2000 |
Aug. |
29 |
54 |
17 |
|
1999 |
Aug. |
12 |
76 |
13 |
|
1998 |
Aug. |
10 |
75 |
15 |
|
1997 |
Aug. |
22 |
58 |
19 |
|
1996 |
Sept. |
21 |
58 |
22 |
|
1995 |
Aug. |
12 |
71 |
18 |
|
1994 |
Aug. |
19 |
58 |
23 |
|
1993 |
Mar. |
22 |
48 |
30 |
DO YOU GENERALLY APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF VLADIMIR PUTIN’S ACTIONS AS PRESIDENT OF RUSSIA?*
|
|
Approve |
Disapprove |
No answer |
|
|
2015 |
Aug. |
83 |
17 |
1 |
|
July |
87 |
12 |
1 |
|
|
June |
89 |
10 |
1 |
|
|
May |
86 |
13 |
1 |
|
|
Apr. |
86 |
13 |
1 |
|
|
Mar. |
85 |
14 |
1 |
|
|
Feb. |
86 |
13 |
1 |
|
|
Jan. |
85 |
15 |
1 |
|
|
2014 |
Aug. |
84 |
15 |
1 |
|
2013 |
Aug. |
63 |
36 |
1 |
|
2012 |
Aug. |
63 |
35 |
2 |
|
2011 |
Aug. |
68 |
30 |
2 |
|
2010 |
Aug. |
78 |
20 |
2 |
|
2009 |
Aug. |
82 |
16 |
2 |
|
2008 |
Aug. |
83 |
15 |
2 |
|
2007 |
Aug. |
82 |
16 |
1 |
|
2006 |
Aug. |
78 |
21 |
1 |
|
2005 |
Aug. |
70 |
27 |
3 |
|
2004 |
Aug. |
68 |
30 |
3 |
|
2003 |
Aug. |
74 |
23 |
3 |
|
2002 |
Aug. |
76 |
20 |
5 |
|
2001 |
Aug. |
74 |
19 |
7 |
|
2000 |
Aug. |
65 |
26 |
10 |
* From 2008-2012 the question was asked in the following format: “DO YOU GENERALLY APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF VLADIMIR PUTIN’S ACTIONS AS PRIME MINISTER OF RUSSIA?”
DO YOU GENERALLY APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF DMITRY MEDVEDEV’S ACTIONS AS PRIME MINISTER OF RUSSIA?**
|
|
Approve |
Disapprove |
No answer |
|
|
2015 |
Aug. |
61 |
38 |
1 |
|
July |
65 |
33 |
2 |
|
|
June |
66 |
33 |
2 |
|
|
May |
63 |
36 |
1 |
|
|
Apr. |
66 |
32 |
2 |
|
|
Mar. |
63 |
35 |
2 |
|
|
Feb. |
64 |
34 |
2 |
|
|
Jan. |
64 |
35 |
1 |
|
|
2014 |
Aug. |
71 |
27 |
2 |
|
2013 |
Aug. |
51 |
47 |
2 |
|
2012 |
Aug. |
57 |
41 |
2 |
|
2011 |
Aug. |
63 |
35 |
2 |
|
2010 |
Aug. |
73 |
25 |
2 |
|
2009 |
Aug. |
76 |
22 |
3 |
|
2008 |
Aug. |
73 |
22 |
5 |
|
2007 |
Aug. |
56 |
36 |
9 |
|
2006 |
Dec. |
57 |
36 |
8 |
** From 2006-2007 the question was asked in the following format: “DO YOU GENERALLY APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF DMITRY MEDVEDEV’S ACTIONS AS FIRST DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER OF RUSSIA?”
** From 2008-2012 the question was asked in the following format: “DO YOU GENERALLY APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF DMITRY MEDVEDEV’S ACTIONS AS PRESIDENT OF RUSSIA?”
DO YOU GENERALLY APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF THE ACTIONS OF THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT?
|
|
Approve |
Disapprove |
No answer |
|
|
2015 |
Aug. |
54 |
44 |
2 |
|
July |
58 |
41 |
2 |
|
|
June |
62 |
37 |
1 |
|
|
May |
59 |
40 |
1 |
|
|
Apr. |
61 |
38 |
1 |
|
|
Mar. |
59 |
40 |
1 |
|
|
Feb. |
60 |
38 |
2 |
|
|
Jan. |
58 |
41 |
1 |
|
|
2014 |
Aug. |
62 |
36 |
2 |
|
2013 |
Aug. |
41 |
58 |
1 |
|
2012 |
Aug. |
47 |
52 |
1 |
|
2011 |
Aug. |
44 |
54 |
2 |
|
2010 |
Aug. |
52 |
45 |
3 |
|
2009 |
Aug. |
53 |
44 |
3 |
|
2008 |
Aug. |
59 |
38 |
4 |
|
2007 |
Aug. |
43 |
53 |
4 |
|
2006 |
Aug. |
37 |
59 |
4 |
|
2005 |
Aug. |
29 |
66 |
5 |
|
2004 |
Aug. |
32 |
60 |
8 |
|
2003 |
Aug. |
38 |
54 |
8 |
|
2002 |
Aug. |
35 |
54 |
11 |
|
2001 |
Aug. |
39 |
45 |
16 |
|
2000 |
Aug. |
38 |
49 |
13 |
DO YOU GENERALLY APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF THE ACTIONS OF THE GOVERNOR OF YOUR OBLAST? (PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC, IN MOSCOW – THE MAYOR OF MOSCOW)
|
|
Approve |
Disapprove |
No answer |
|
|
2015 |
Aug. |
60 |
38 |
2 |
|
July |
62 |
36 |
2 |
|
|
June |
64 |
35 |
1 |
|
|
May |
62 |
37 |
1 |
|
|
Apr. |
67 |
32 |
1 |
|
|
Mar. |
61 |
37 |
1 |
|
|
Feb. |
63 |
35 |
1 |
|
|
Jan. |
64 |
35 |
1 |
|
|
2014 |
Aug. |
66 |
33 |
2 |
|
2013 |
Aug. |
55 |
43 |
2 |
|
2012 |
Aug. |
55 |
43 |
2 |
|
2011 |
Aug. |
50 |
45 |
5 |
|
2010 |
Aug. |
54 |
42 |
4 |
|
2009 |
Aug. |
56 |
41 |
4 |
|
2008 |
Aug. |
58 |
38 |
3 |
|
2007 |
Aug. |
57 |
40 |
3 |
|
2006 |
Aug. |
58 |
39 |
4 |
|
2005 |
Aug. |
56 |
37 |
7 |
|
2004 |
Aug. |
51 |
44 |
5 |
|
2003 |
Aug. |
54 |
39 |
7 |
|
2002 |
Aug. |
48 |
41 |
11 |
|
2001 |
Aug. |
50 |
33 |
17 |
|
2000 |
Aug. |
53 |
38 |
9 |
DO YOU GENERALLY APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF THE ACTIONS OF THE STATE DUMA?
|
|
Approve |
Disapprove |
No answer |
|
|
2015 |
Aug. |
47 |
51 |
2 |
|
July |
50 |
48 |
2 |
|
|
June |
54 |
44 |
2 |
|
|
May |
49 |
50 |
1 |
|
|
Apr. |
53 |
44 |
3 |
|
|
Mar. |
50 |
48 |
2 |
|
|
Feb. |
50 |
48 |
2 |
|
|
Jan. |
49 |
49 |
2 |
|
|
2014 |
Aug. |
49 |
49 |
2 |
|
2013 |
Aug. |
34 |
65 |
1 |
|
2012 |
Aug. |
40 |
59 |
1 |
|
2011 |
Aug. |
32 |
65 |
2 |
|
2005 |
Mar. |
18 |
68 |
14 |
|
2004 |
Aug. |
24 |
65 |
11 |
|
2003 |
Jan. |
30 |
60 |
11 |
|
2002 |
Jan. |
27 |
55 |
18 |
|
2001 |
July |
29 |
59 |
12 |
|
2000 |
Aug. |
23 |
63 |
14 |
PLEASE NAME 5-6 POLITICIANS OR PUBLIC FIGURES THAT YOU TRUST THE MOST?*** (open question – respondents named people that they trust themselves)
|
|
2014 |
2015 |
|||||||||||
|
VIII |
IX |
X |
XI |
XII |
I |
II |
III |
IV |
V |
VI |
VII |
VIII |
|
| Vladimir Putin |
57 |
56 |
60 |
57 |
55 |
62 |
59 |
62 |
60 |
62 |
64 |
64 |
58 |
| Sergei Shoigu |
22 |
23 |
26 |
24 |
25 |
27 |
24 |
26 |
26 |
29 |
28 |
29 |
25 |
| Dmitry Medvedev |
18 |
20 |
20 |
18 |
16 |
18 |
19 |
21 |
19 |
21 |
21 |
21 |
19 |
| Sergei Lavrov |
12 |
18 |
19 |
22 |
20 |
12 |
20 |
13 |
21 |
14 |
21 |
16 |
19 |
| Vladimir Zhirinovsky |
11 |
10 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
10 |
10 |
12 |
10 |
13 |
9 |
14 |
11 |
| Gennady Zyuganov |
9 |
10 |
11 |
10 |
10 |
11 |
11 |
14 |
9 |
12 |
11 |
11 |
9 |
| Patriarch Kirill |
5 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
8 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
| Sergei Sobyanin |
4 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
| Sergei Mironov |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
| Valentina Matvienko |
4 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
3 |
| None |
12 |
11 |
12 |
11 |
14 |
11 |
12 |
10 |
13 |
11 |
9 |
10 |
12 |
|
I’m not interested in politicians or politics |
15 |
16 |
14 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
11 |
14 |
11 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
| It is difficult to say |
6 |
8 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
*** 10 Russian politicians who were named most frequently and scored ≤ 3%
PLEASE NAME 5-6 POLITICIANS OR PUBLIC FIGURES THAT YOU TRUST THE LEAST?**** (open question – respondents named people that they distrust themselves)
|
|
2014 |
2015 |
|||||||||||
|
VIII |
IX |
X |
XI |
XII |
I |
II |
III |
IV |
V |
VI |
VII |
VIII |
|
| Vladimir Zhirinovsky |
13 |
13 |
12 |
14 |
12 |
10 |
10 |
12 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
10 |
12 |
| Dmitry Medvedev |
6 |
7 |
4 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
8 |
8 |
6 |
7 |
5 |
6 |
9 |
| Kseniya Sobchak |
10 |
9 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
12 |
11 |
13 |
10 |
10 |
8 |
| Gennady Zyuganov |
6 |
7 |
8 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
8 |
| Mikhail Prokhorov |
8 |
9 |
7 |
8 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
9 |
8 |
10 |
8 |
9 |
7 |
| Vladimir Putin |
5 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
| Mikhail Gorbachev |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
8 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
8 |
8 |
5 |
7 |
| Mikhail Khodorkovksy |
6 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
6 |
| Alexei Navalny |
6 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
| Grigoriy Yavlinsky |
5 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
| None |
15 |
30 |
14 |
13 |
11 |
11 |
15 |
12 |
13 |
10 |
10 |
14 |
12 |
|
I’m not interested in politicians or politics |
20 |
21 |
20 |
18 |
18 |
19 |
19 |
17 |
20 |
18 |
19 |
18 |
18 |
| It is difficult to say |
23 |
4 |
23 |
26 |
25 |
24 |
21 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
22 |
23 |
23 |
**** 10 Russian politicians who were named most frequently and scored ≤ 4.5%
Translated by Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (formerly Monterey Institute of International Studies).