The survey took place between 19 and 22 December 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 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%.
WHICH OF THESE EVENTS FROM 2014 DO YOU THINK ARE MOST IMPORTANT? (Respondents may give no more than six answers)
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The Olympic Games in Sochi |
54 |
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Collapse of the ruble |
52 |
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The Referendum in Crimea and the accession of Crimea and Sevastopol to Russia |
41 |
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Continued decline of oil prices |
25 |
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Vladimir Putin’s press conference |
22 |
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The change of power in Ukraine: removal of President Victor Yanukovych, change in the Constitution, and transfer of power to Maidan supporters |
18 |
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Introduction of sanctions against Russia by the United States and Western Europe |
16 |
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Mass protests and riots in Kiev (Maidan) |
16 |
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Military activity and “anti-terrorist operations” in Donbas |
15 |
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Humanitarian convoys from Russia to Ukraine |
15 |
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Vladimir Putin’s visit to China, signing of a 30-year gas contract with China for $400 billion |
15 |
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Russia’s ban on food imports from the United States and Western Europe |
14 |
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Fatalities from a fire during clashes between supporters and opponents of current Ukrainian authorities |
14 |
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The Ebola epidemic in Africa |
13 |
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Malaysian Airlines Boeing-777 crash over Ukraine |
11 |
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Elimination of daylight savings time |
10 |
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Bankruptcy of Russian travel agencies |
9 |
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Vladimir Putin’s visit to Turkey, rejection of the “South Stream” gas pipeline |
9 |
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The Referendum on 11 May in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions of Ukraine, proclamation of the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Lugansk People’s Republic |
8 |
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The plane crash at Vnukovo Airport, death of the CEO of Total |
8 |
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Message from Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly |
7 |
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Eurovision 2014, victory of the transvestite Conchita Wurst |
7 |
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The floods in Altai |
6 |
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The train crash in the Moscow metro |
6 |
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Terrorist attacks in North Caucasus, invasion of militants into Grozny |
6 |
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Vladimir Putin’s visit to India |
5 |
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The Minsk Protocol and truce in Donbas |
5 |
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Signing the agreement to establish the Eurasian Economic Union |
5 |
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FIFA World Cup and the German team’s victory |
5 |
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Presidential elections in Ukraine, the inauguration of President Poroshenko |
4 |
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The exhibition of “The Gifts of the Magi” in Russia |
3 |
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The G-20 summit in Australia |
3 |
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The creation of the Islamic State on the border of Syria and Iraq, the internet broadcast of executions of US and European citizens |
2 |
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The 700-year anniversary celebration of St. Sergius of Radonezh |
2 |
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Repression of the opposition (Navalny, Udaltsov) |
2 |
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All-Russian election day on 14 September |
2 |
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Referendum on Scottish independence, voting on Catalonian independence |
1 |
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The Best Director prize at the Venice Film Festival for Andrei Konchalovsky’s “The Postman’s White Nights” |
1 |
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Proceedings against NGOs that were designated as foreign agents |
1 |
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Other |
1 |
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It is difficult to say |
5 |
Translated by the Graduate Initiative in Russian Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies.