This survey took place between October 18–24, 2018 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 136 localities of 52 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.
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%
WHICH EVENTS IN THE LAST FOUR WEEKS HAVE BEEN MOST MEMORABLE FOR YOU? (respondents named the events THEMSELVES and could name more than one; ranked in descending order)
| Oct.18 | |
| The tragedy at the college in Kerch | 59 |
| Pension reform (reactions to the reform, including protests; the Central Election Commission’s refusal to hold a referendum on raising the retirement age) | 7 |
| The meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club | 5 |
| Crashes and catastrophes, road accidents | 4 |
| “Drunken brawl” and arrest of Russian soccer players Aleksandr Kokorin and Pavel Mamayev | 4 |
| Events in Ukraine (including the situation with the Ukranian Orthodox Church) | 3 |
| Events in Syria | 3 |
| “Rotating” regional governers | 3 |
| Vladimir Putin’s meetings with leaders of other countries | 2 |
| Soyuz MS-10 rocket accident | 2 |
| Rising prices for gas, housing & public utilities, and groceries | 1 |
| The Connor McGregor vs Khabib Nurmagomedov fight | 1 |
| Elections | 1 |
| Warm weather in October | 1 |
| Internet duel between Victor Zolotov and Alexei Navalny (Navalny’s release from prison) | <1 |
| Personal events in respondents’ lives | 3 |
| Other events (the conflict between the Kabardians and Balkars, the death of Joseph Kobzon, film events, the World Cup, Mark Zakharov’s anniversary, etc.) | 8 |
| Nothing was memorable | 15 |
| It is difficult to say | 8 |
Translated by Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (formerly Monterey Institute of International Studies).
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