This survey took place between 20-23 January 2017 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 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 for a selection of 1600 people (with a probability of 0.95) does not exceed:
3.4% for indicators around 50%
2.9% for indicators around 25%/75%
2.0% for indicators around 10%/90%
1.5% for indicators around 5%/95%
OVERALL, WHAT IS YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARDS LENIN? (one answer)
| Apr.01 | Apr.06 | Jan.17 | |
| Admiration | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| Respect | 39 | 31 | 26 |
| Like him | 14 | 12 | 14 |
| Indifferent | 24 | 28 | 34 |
| Distaste, anger | 8 | 11 | 7 |
| Fear | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Disgust, hate | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| It is difficult to say | 6 | 10 | 12 |
OVERALL, WHAT IS YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARDS STALIN? (one answer)
| Apr.01 | Apr.06 | Oct.08 | Feb.10 | Oct.12 | Mar.14 | Mar.15 | Mar.16 | Jan.17 | |
| Admiration | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Respect | 27 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 32 |
| Like him | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| Indifferent | 12 | 19 | 37 | 38 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 22 |
| Distaste, anger | 18 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 |
| Fear | 16 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| Disgust, hate | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Don’t know who Stalin was | -* | -* | -* | -* | 1 | 1 | -* | 1 | -* |
| It is difficult to say/no answer | 6 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 10 |
OVERALL, WHAT IS YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARDS KHRUSHCHEV? (one answer)
| Apr.01 | Apr.06 | Jan.17 | |
| Admiration | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Respect | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Like him | 16 | 15 | 15 |
| Indifferent | 49 | 49 | 45 |
| Distaste, anger | 10 | 12 | 14 |
| Fear | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Disgust, hate | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| It is difficult to say | 8 | 9 | 12 |
OVERALL, WHAT IS YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARDS BREZHNEV? (one answer)
| Apr.01 | Apr.06 | Jan.17 | |
| Admiration | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Respect | 23 | 18 | 22 |
| Like him | 18 | 19 | 23 |
| Indifferent | 36 | 44 | 35 |
| Distaste, anger | 11 | 10 | 7 |
| Fear | <1 | 1 | 1 |
| Disgust, hate | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| It is difficult to say | 6 | 6 | 10 |
OVERALL, WHAT IS YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARDS ANDROPOV? (one answer)
| Apr.01 | Apr.06 | Jan.17 | |
| Admiration | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Respect | 35 | 26 | 20 |
| Like him | 14 | 16 | 15 |
| Indifferent | 30 | 36 | 42 |
| Distaste, anger | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| Fear | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Disgust, hate | 1 | <1 | 1 |
| It is difficult to say | 9 | 10 | 14 |
OVERALL, WHAT IS YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARDS MIKHAIL GORBACHEV NOW? (one answer)
| Apr.01 | Jan.05 | Feb.06 | Apr.06 | Mar.10 | Mar.11 | Mar.15 | Jan.17 | |
| Admiration | 2 | <1 | <1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Respect | 14 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 |
| Gratitude | -* | 2 | 2 | -* | 2 | 3 | 2 | -* |
| Like him | 16 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Indifferent | 23 | 45 | 49 | 32 | 47 | 47 | 44 | 30 |
| Anger | -* | 11 | 9 | 31 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 30 |
| Distaste | 31 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 14 | ||
| Contempt | -* | 4 | 3 | -* | 3 | 5 | 4 | -* |
| Fear | 1 | -* | -* | 2 | -* | -* | -* | 3 |
| Disgust, Hate | 10 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| It is difficult to say | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
OVERALL, WHAT IS YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARDS YELTSIN? (one answer)
| Apr.01 | Apr.06 | Jan.17 | |
| Admiration | <1 | 1 | <1 |
| Respect | 7 | 5 | 8 |
| Like him | 7 | 6 | 8 |
| Indifferent | 23 | 27 | 28 |
| Distaste, anger | 38 | 37 | 30 |
| Fear | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Disgust, hate | 21 | 18 | 15 |
| It is difficult to say | 3 | 4 | 8 |
OVERALL, WHAT IS YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARDS PUTIN? (one answer)
| Apr.01 | Apr.06 | Jan.17 | |
| Admiration | 6 | 9 | 14 |
| Respect | 42 | 45 | 49 |
| Like him | 25 | 22 | 20 |
| Indifferent | 12 | 13 | 10 |
| Distaste, anger | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| Fear | 1 | <1 | <1 |
| Disgust, hate | <1 | 1 | 1 |
| It is difficult to say | 8 | 4 | 3 |
Translated by Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (formerly Monterey Institute of International Studies).
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