This survey was carried out May 24–29, 2019 with a representative sample of all Russian urban and rural residents. The sample comprised 1616 people age 18 or older from 137 localities in 50 regions of the Russian Federation. 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%
PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN RECENTLY SIGNED A LAW TO MAKE IT EASIER TO GRANT RUSSIAN PASSPORTS TO UKRANIAN RESIDENTS, PRIMARILY RESIDENTS OF THE LUHANSK AND DONETSK OBLASTS. WHICH OF THE STATEMENTS BELOW CONCERNING THE MOTIVATIONS BEHIND THIS DECISION DO YOU PERSONALLY AGREE WITH TO SOME EXTENT? BEHIND THIS DECISION IS… (respondents were given a card from which they could choose only one answer in each row)
| Fully agree | Mostly agree | Mostly disagree | Fully disagree | It is difficult to say | |
| … the wish to expand Russian influence on the eastern part of Ukraine | 27 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 10 |
| … the desire to help the people living in a state of war | 43 | 34 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE DECISION TO SIMPLIFY THE PROCESS OF GRANTING RUSSIAN PASSPORTS MAINLY TO RESIDENTS OF THE LUHANSK AND DONETSK OBLASTS? (one answer)
| May 19 | |
| Fully support | 33 |
| Mostly support | 37 |
| Mostly don’t support | 12 |
| Fully don’t support | 10 |
| It is difficult to say | 7 |
WHAT, FROM YOUR POINT OF VIEW, WILL BE THE MOST IMPORTANT CONSEQUENCES OF THIS STEP? (respondents were presented with a card and could only choose one answer)
| May 19 | |
| This will be an additional burden on the Russian budget | 36 |
| This will heighten the tensions between Russia, Ukraine and the Western countries supporting Ukraine | 26 |
| This will be a step towards normalizing relations between Russia and Ukraine | 22 |
| Other | 3 |
| It is difficult to say | 13 |
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE POLITICAL FUTURE OF SOUTHEASTEN UKRAINE (DONETSK AND LUHANSK OBLASTS)? WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SCENARIOS WOULD YOU PREFER? (respondents were presented with a card from which they could choose only one answer; ranked in descending order according to May 2019)
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2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2019 | |||||||||||||
| III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | XI | XII | I | II | III | VI | VII | XI | V | III | V | |
| Southeastern Ukraine becomes an independent country | 12 | 25 | 36 | 39 | 41 | 40 | 46 | 43 | 40 | 43 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 44 | 40 | 38 | 37 | 29 |
| Southeastern Ukraine becomes a part of the Russian Federation | 48 | 35 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 27 |
| Southeastern Ukraine remains part of Ukraine but gains more independence from Kiev | 17 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 25 | 17 | 21 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 17 |
| Southeastern Ukraine remains part of Ukraine under the same conditions as before the crisis | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 14 |
| It is difficult to say | 15 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
THE ANNEXATION OF CRIMEA REQUIRES SIGNIFICANT EXPENDITURES FROM RUSSIA, THE BURDEN OF WHICH ALSO FALLS ON COMMON CITIZENS. TO WHAT EXTENT ARE YOU PERSONALLY READY TO PAY THIS PRICE? (respondents were presented with a card and could only choose one answer)
| Mar. 14* | Apr. 14 | May 14 | Jul. 14 | Aug. 14 | Dec. 14 | March 15 | Mar. 16 | May 19 | |
| Fully ready | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
| Ready to a considerable degree | 19 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
| Ready to some degree | 33 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 33 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 26 |
| Not at all ready | 19 | 30 | 28 | 32 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 36 |
| I don’t think this burden will fall on common citizens | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 19 | 17 |
| It is difficult to say | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
* The question was presented in the future tense: “The annexation of Crimea will require…”
Translated by Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (formerly Monterey Institute of International Studies).
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