The survey took place between 19 and 22 September 2014 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 response 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%.
DID YOU KNOW THAT THE UKRAINIAN VERKHOVNAYA RADA RECENTLY ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING LAWS…
|
Yes |
No |
No answer |
On the ratification of Ukraine’s Association Agreement with the European Union |
49 |
51 |
<1 |
On a special status for the Donetsk and Lugansk regions and amnesty for militiamen who have not committed especially high crimes |
51 |
49 |
<1 |
On lustration – prohibition of access to government positions to persons who served in the leadership in Viktor Yanukovych’s government and political parties, or to persons who served in the KGB during Soviet times |
40 |
60 |
<1 |
DO YOU APPROVE OF THE FOLLOWING LAWS ADOPTED BY THE UKRAINIAN VERKHOVNAYA RADA…
|
Approve |
Mostly approve |
Mostly disapprove |
Disapprove |
It is difficult to say |
On the ratification of Ukraine’s Association Agreement with the European Union |
6 |
10 |
22 |
17 |
45 |
On a special status for the Donetsk and Lugansk regions and amnesty for militia men, who have not committed especially serious crimes |
18 |
28 |
9 |
6 |
38 |
On lustration – prohibition of access to government positions to persons who served in the leadership in Viktor Yanukovych’s government and political parties, or to persons who served in the KGB during Soviet times |
6 |
12 |
17 |
16 |
49 |
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE LAW ON LUSTRATION , IN YOUR OPINION?
To defeat political opponents and strengthen the outcome of the government coup in Ukraine in February of this year |
55 |
To exclude those who were a part of the corrupt regime of Viktor Yanukovych and in the “anti-people’s” Soviet regime from power |
15 |
It is difficult to say |
29 |
DO YOU THINK THAT THESE LAWS WOULD FACILITATE STABILIZATION OF THE SITUATION IN UKRAINE?
Yes |
16 |
No |
53 |
It is difficult to say |
31 |
Translated by the Graduate Initiative in Russian Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies.