This survey was carried out February 20 – 26, 2020 with a representative sample of all Russian urban and rural residents. The sample was comprised of 1614 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 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%
IN YOUR OPINION, WHAT ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT RESULTS OF VICTORY IN WORLD WAR II? (respondents were provided with a written list of answers, from which they were permitted to select more than one and/or propose their own; ranked in descending order according to February 2020)
| May 05 | Apr 08 | Mar 10 | Apr 13 | Apr 14 | Mar 15 | Feb 20 | |
| Destruction of Hitler’s Regime | 68 | 74 | 64 | 69 | 71 | 70 | 74 |
| Liberation of Europe from fascist occupation | 54 | 52 | 49 | 54 | 63 | 54 | 50 |
| Triumph of ideals of freedom, democracy and human rights over fascist ideology, nationalism, and oppression | 21 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 30 | 31 | 19 |
| Peaceful development and growing rapprochement between the peoples of Europe | 23 | 20 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 |
| Establishment of the United Nations | 9 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 17 |
| Establishment of the “Socialist Camp” | 16 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 16 |
| Widening the Stalinist regime’s sphere of influence in Eastern Europe | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Strengthening the role of the United States in political and day-to-day life in European countries | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Other | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | <1 | 2 |
| It is difficult to say | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
WHAT ARE YOUR FEELINGS ABOUT VICTORY DAY? (one answer)
| Mar 10 | Mar 15 | Apr 18 | Apr 19 | Feb 20 | |
| Happiness that our country was victorious in WWII | 39 | 59 | 48 | 48 | 44 |
| Grief for the millions that perished in WWII | 26 | 18 | 21 | 27 | 22 |
| Both happiness and grief in equal measure | 34 | 21 | 30 | 23 | 33 |
| It is difficult to say | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Translated by Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (formerly Monterey Institute of International Studies).
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