This survey took place between 22 and 25 January 2016 and was conducted throughout all of Russia in both urban and rural settings. The survey was carried out among 1600/800 people over the age of 18 in 137 localities of 48 of the country’s regions. The survey was conducted as a personal interview in respondents’ homes. 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 3.4/4.1%.
OVERALL, WHAT IS YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARD THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA?
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | ||||||
| I | I | III | V | VII | IX | XI | I | |
| Very positive | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Generally positive | 41 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 21 |
| Generally negative | 36 | 42 | 38 | 41 | 39 | 41 | 46 | 39 |
| Very negative | 8 | 39 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 24 | 26 |
| It is difficult to say | 13 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 13 |
OVERALL, WHAT IS YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARD THE EUROPEAN UNION?
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2014 | 2015 | 2016 | |||||
| I | I | III | V | VII | IX | XI | I | |
| Very positive | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Generally positive | 50 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 |
| Generally negative | 30 | 43 | 38 | 38 | 41 | 39 | 45 | 39 |
| Very negative | 4 | 28 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 19 |
| It is difficult to say | 15 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 14 |
OVERALL, WHAT IS YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARD UKRAINE?
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | ||||||
| I | I | III | V | VII | IX | XI | I | |
| Very positive | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Generally positive | 60 | 20 | 28 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 25 | 26 |
| Generally negative | 22 | 36 | 34 | 36 | 39 | 36 | 42 | 37 |
| Very negative | 4 | 28 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| It is difficult to say | 9 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 |
OVERALL, WHAT IS YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARD BELARUS?
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | ||||||
| I | I | III | V | VII | IX | XI | I | |
| Very positive | 12 | 19 | 22 | 29 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 18 |
| Generally positive | 71 | 62 | 63 | 54 | 62 | 61 | 64 | 63 |
| Generally negative | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 |
| Very negative | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| It is difficult to say | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
OVERALL, WHAT IS YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARD CHINA?
| 2015 | 2016 | |||||
| I | III | V | VII | IX | I | |
| Very positive | 15 | 13 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
| Generally positive | 65 | 63 | 58 | 62 | 59 | 61 |
| Generally negative | 6 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
| Very negative | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| It is difficult to say | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 |
OVERALL, WHAT IS YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARD ISRAEL?
| Jan.14 | Apr.14 | Jul.14 | Nov.14 | Jan.15 | Jan.16 | |
| Very positive | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Generally positive | 53 | 55 | 46 | 55 | 52 | 55 |
| Generally negative | 18 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 11 |
| Very negative | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| It is difficult to say | 22 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 24 | 26 |
IN YOUR OPINION, SHOULD RUSSIA… (N=800)
| Jan.15 | Jan.16 | |
| Strengthen its ties with the West | 40 | 54 |
| Distance itself from the West | 36 | 31 |
| It is difficult to say | 24 | 14 |
IN YOUR OPINION, SHOULD RUSSIA… (N=800)
| Nov.05 | Nov.06 | Nov.07 | May.10 | May.11 | May.12 | May.13 | Jan.15 | Jan.16 | |
| Strengthen relations with the Muslim world | 54 | 62 | 65 | 67 | 62 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 50 |
| Distance itself from the Muslim world | 29 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 25 | 21 | 30 | 18 | 31 |
| It is difficult to say | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 26 | 19 |
DOES IT SEEM TO YOU THAT RUSSIA IS ON A PAR WITH THE MOST INFLUENTIAL WORLD POWERS? IF NOT, THEN WHY DO YOU CONSIDER THIS TO BE THE CASE? (one answer)
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| On a par with the most influential world powers | 17 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 34 | 41 | 41 | 45 | 37 | 33 | 27 | 36 |
| Not on a par with the most influential world powers because Russia lags behind leading nations economically | 23 | 23 | 21 | 28 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 21 | 25 |
| Not on a par with the most influential world powers because of resistance from the West | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 4 |
| Not on a par with the most influential world powers because of politically instability in Russia | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Not on a par with the most influential world powers because of comparatively underdeveloped democracy | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Not on a par with the most influential world powers for other reasons | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| It is difficult to say whether it is on a par with the most influential world powers | 41 | 31 | 37 | 30 | 33 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 36 | 34 | 28 | 26 |
IN YOUR OPINION, HOW DO MOST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES THINK OF RUSSIA? (N=800)
| Jan.07 | Jan.08 | Jan.09 | Jan.13 | Mar.14 | Jan.15 | Jan.16 | |
| As a friend | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| As a partner | 32 | 34 | 39 | 32 | 27 | 21 | 15 |
| As a competitor | 33 | 33 | 32 | 35 | 40 | 37 | 42 |
| As an enemy | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 30 |
| They don’t particularly pay attention to Russia | 15 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| It is difficult to say | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
Translated by Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (formerly Monterey Institute of International Studies).