This survey took place between March 21-27, 2019 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 50 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%
DO YOU SUPPORT RUSSIA’S ANNEXATION OF CRIMEA? (one answer)
| Mar. 14 | Mar. 15 | May. 16 | Sep. 17 | Mar. 18 | Mar. 19 | |
| Definitely yes | 57 | 55 | 57 | 52 | 53 | 58 |
| Mostly support | 31 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 28 |
| Mostly don’t support | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| Definitely not | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| It is difficult to say | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
IN YOUR OPINION, HAS THE ANNEXATION OF CRIMEA BEEN MORE TO RUSSIA’S BENEFIT OR DETRIMENT? (one answer)
| Mar. 15 | Aug. 15 | Nov. 15 | Jan. 16 | Feb. 16 | Nov. 16 | Mar. 17 | Sep. 17 | Mar. 18 | Mar. 19 | |
| More benefit | 70 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 62 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 70 | 65 |
| More detriment | 18 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 19 |
| It is difficult to say | 12 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
DO YOU AGREE WITH THE OPINION THAT RUSSIA WENT AGAINST ITS INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS AND OBLIGATIONS BY ANNEXING CRIMEA? (one answer) *
| Nov. 14 | Nov. 15 | Mar. 16 | Mar. 17 | Mar. 18 | Mar. 19 | |
| Definitely yes | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Mostly yes | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Mostly no | 29 | 33 | 29 | 34 | 32 | 28 |
| Definitely not | 49 | 47 | 52 | 44 | 42 | 43 |
| It is difficult to say | 12 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 12 |
* Between 2014–2017 This question was previously presented in a longer format: “MOST PEOPLE IN WESTERN COUNTRIES AND UKRAINE BELIEVE THAT RUSSIA BROKE ALL ITS POST-WAR AND POST-SOVIET INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS AND INTERNATIONAL LAW BY ANNEXING CRIMEA. DO YOU AGREE WITH THIS EVALUATION OR NOT?”
IN YOUR OPINION, HOW WILL RELATIONS BETWEEN RUSSIA AND WESTERN COUNTRIES DEVELOP AFTER THE CURRENT CONFLICT CONCERNING UKRAINE AND CRIMEA? (one answer)
| Jun.14 | Sep. 14 | Feb. 15 | Sep. 15 | Feb. 16 | Sep. 16 | Mar. 18 | Mar. 19 | |
| We will see increasing tensions between them and another round of “cold war” | 37 | 40 | 42 | 33 | 32 | 27 | 34 | 34 |
| Everything will gradually “cool down,” and our relations will gradually return to the way they were before this incident | 43 | 45 | 45 | 52 | 49 | 48 | 46 | 54 |
| It is difficult to say | 20 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 25 | 20 | 13 |
Translated by Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (formerly Monterey Institute of International Studies).
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