The survey took place between 19 and 22 September 2014 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 134 localities of 46 of the country’s regions. The answer distribution is presented as percentages of the number of participants along with data from previous surveys. The statistical error of these studies does not exceed 3.4%.
In this press release, data are used from a survey that was conducted by the Kiev International Institute of Sociology (KIIS)
IN GENERAL, WHAT IS YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARD UKRAINE?
|
|
Jan.14 |
7-10 March |
21-24 March |
May.14 |
Jul.14 |
Sep.14 |
|
very good |
6 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
|
mostly good |
60 |
57 |
46 |
30 |
30 |
29 |
|
mostly bad |
22 |
19 |
28 |
33 |
30 |
39 |
|
very bad |
4 |
6 |
9 |
16 |
25 |
16 |
|
it is difficult to say |
9 |
12 |
11 |
17 |
13 |
13 |
IN GENERAL, WHAT IS YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARD RUSSIA? (Data from KIIS)
|
|
very good/ mostly good |
mostly bad/ very bad |
it is difficult to say |
|
Sep.14 |
48 |
41 |
11 |
|
May.14 |
52 |
38 |
10 |
|
Feb.14 |
78 |
13 |
9 |
|
Nov.13 |
82 |
10 |
8 |
|
Sep.13 |
88 |
9 |
4 |
|
May.13 |
81 |
10 |
9 |
|
Feb.13 |
85 |
8 |
7 |
|
Sep.12 |
83 |
11 |
6 |
|
Feb.12 |
85 |
9 |
6 |
|
Nov.11 |
80 |
13 |
7 |
|
Oct.10 |
93 |
4 |
3 |
|
Jun.10 |
92 |
6 |
3 |
|
Mar.10 |
90 |
6 |
4 |
|
Oct.09 |
92 |
6 |
3 |
|
May.09 |
93 |
4 |
3 |
|
Feb.09 |
91 |
5 |
4 |
|
Sep.08 |
88 |
9 |
3 |
|
Apr.08 |
88 |
7 |
5 |
IN GENERAL, WHAT IS YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARD UKRAINIANS (RESIDENTS OF UKRAINE)?
|
|
Oct.06 |
May.09 |
May.14 |
Sep.14 |
|
very good |
10 |
7 |
22 |
9 |
|
mostly good |
71 |
68 |
59 |
52 |
|
mostly bad |
11 |
15 |
10 |
21 |
|
very bad |
2 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
|
it is difficult to say |
6 |
7 |
7 |
14 |
IN GENERAL, WHAT IS YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARD RUSSIA (RESIDENTS OF RUSSIA)? (Data from KIIS)
|
|
Apr.14 |
Sep.14 |
|
very good |
32 |
21 |
|
mostly good |
48 |
53 |
|
mostly bad |
10 |
12 |
|
very bad |
4 |
6 |
|
it is difficult to say |
7 |
8 |
WITH WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING OPINIONS REGARDING RUSSIA’S RELATIONSHIP WITH UKRAINE WOULD YOU MOST LIKELY AGREE?
|
|
Relations should be with closed borders, visas, and customs |
Relations should be with open borders, without visas, and without customs |
Russia and Ukraine should unite to become one state |
It is difficult to say |
|
Sep.14 |
26 |
62 |
7 |
5 |
|
May.14 |
28 |
54 |
12 |
6 |
|
Mar.14 |
16 |
50 |
28 |
7 |
|
Jan.14 |
19 |
59 |
16 |
6 |
|
Oct.13 |
23 |
55 |
16 |
6 |
|
May.13 |
19 |
58 |
15 |
8 |
|
Jan.13 |
13 |
64 |
18 |
6 |
|
Sep.12 |
14 |
60 |
20 |
6 |
|
May.12 |
17 |
62 |
14 |
7 |
|
Jan.12 |
16 |
61 |
16 |
8 |
|
Sep.11 |
16 |
63 |
14 |
6 |
|
May.11 |
16 |
64 |
15 |
5 |
|
Jan.11 |
20 |
61 |
13 |
6 |
|
Sep.10 |
16 |
60 |
18 |
6 |
|
May.10 |
17 |
64 |
13 |
6 |
|
Jan.10 |
25 |
55 |
14 |
6 |
|
Sep.09 |
25 |
55 |
13 |
7 |
|
May.09 |
25 |
55 |
14 |
6 |
|
Jan.09 |
29 |
51 |
12 |
8 |
|
Sep.08 |
24 |
52 |
13 |
11 |
|
Mar.08 |
19 |
56 |
19 |
6 |
WITH WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING OPINIONS REGARDING UKRAINE’S RELATIONSHIP WITH RUSSIA WOULD YOU MOST LIKELY AGREE? (Data from KIIS)
|
|
Relations should be with closed borders, visas, and customs |
Relations should be with open borders, without visas, and without customs |
Russia and Ukraine should unite to become one state |
It is difficult to say |
|
Sep.14 |
45 |
44 |
5 |
7 |
|
May.14 |
32 |
54 |
8 |
5 |
|
Feb.14 |
15 |
68 |
12 |
5 |
|
Nov.13 |
12 |
73 |
9 |
6 |
|
May.13 |
11 |
69 |
14 |
5 |
|
Feb.13 |
13 |
68 |
16 |
3 |
|
Sep.12 |
11 |
72 |
14 |
3 |
|
Feb.12 |
13 |
69 |
16 |
2 |
|
Nov.11 |
13 |
67 |
16 |
1 |
|
Oct.10 |
10 |
67 |
20 |
2 |
|
Jun.10 |
12 |
70 |
16 |
2 |
|
Mar.10 |
11 |
67 |
19 |
3 |
|
Jan.10 |
8 |
66 |
22 |
4 |
|
Oct.09 |
11 |
67 |
19 |
3 |
|
May.09 |
10 |
65 |
23 |
2 |
|
Feb.09 |
8 |
68 |
23 |
1 |
|
Sep.08 |
17 |
66 |
16 |
2 |
|
Apr.08 |
10 |
67 |
20 |
3 |
IN GENERAL, WHAT IS YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARD THE CURRENT GOVERNMENT OF…
|
|
Ukraine? Levada-Center |
Russia? KIIS |
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|
|
May.14 |
Sep.14 |
Apr.14 |
Sep.14 |
|
very good |
3 |
1 |
9 |
9 |
|
mostly good |
9 |
7 |
10 |
12 |
|
mostly bad |
29 |
39 |
15 |
10 |
|
very bad |
50 |
47 |
56 |
59 |
|
it is difficult to say |
10 |
6 |
10 |
10 |
WHAT DO YOU FEEL WITH REGARD TO CRIMEA’S UNIFICATION WITH RUSSIA…
|
|
In Ukraine from the point of view of Russians, Levada-Center, 2014 |
What Ukrainians themselves feel, KIIS, 2014 |
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|
Mar. |
Apr. |
May |
Jul. |
Aug. |
Sep. |
|
|
This does not elicit particularly bad feelings towards Russia |
17 |
19 |
16 |
15 |
9 |
24 |
|
negative feelings, but not turning into hatred towards Russia and its government |
25 |
29 |
22 |
15 |
15 |
18 |
|
hatred towards the Russian leadership but not towards Russia as a whole |
18 |
19 |
20 |
20 |
23 |
41 |
|
hatred towards Russia as a whole |
24 |
29 |
26 |
37 |
38 |
10 |
|
it is difficult to say |
17 |
4 |
16 |
12 |
15 |
8 |
DO YOU THINK THAT UKRAINE’S CURRENT GOVERNMENT ACTED PROPERLY IN STARTING THE ANTI-TERROR OPERATION IN THE COUNTRY’S SOUTHEAST?
|
|
According to residents of Russia Jul.14, Levada-Center |
According to residents of Ukraine Sep.14, KIIS |
|
definitely yes |
2 |
32 |
|
mostly yes |
14 |
21 |
|
mostly no |
22 |
10 |
|
definitely no |
49 |
24 |
|
it is difficult to say |
13 |
13 |
HOW WOULD YOU VOTE IF A REFERENDUM WAS HELD ON WHETHER TO ENTER INTO THE EUROPEAN UNION OR INTO A CUSTOMS UNION WITH UKRAINE, BELARUS AND KAZKHSTAN…
|
|
Russia? Apr.14, Levada-Center |
Ukraine? Sep.14, KIIS |
|
I would vote for entry into the European Union |
9 |
52 |
|
I would vote for entry into the Customs Union |
43 |
24 |
|
I would not participate in the referendum |
28 |
9 |
|
it is difficult to say |
20 |
15 |
Translated by the Graduate Initiative in Russian Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies.