The survey took place between 17 and 20 April 2015 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%.
HAVE YOU BEEN FOLLOWING THE LATEST EVENTS IN UKRAINE?
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2014 |
2015 |
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IV |
V |
VI |
VII |
VIII |
XI |
XII |
I |
II |
13-16 III |
20-23 III |
IV |
|
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Very attentively |
12 |
12 |
20 |
16 |
15 |
15 |
13 |
16 |
15 |
13 |
17 |
14 |
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Somewhat attentively |
48 |
46 |
45 |
48 |
49 |
37 |
35 |
43 |
43 |
35 |
40 |
33 |
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Without any particular attention |
30 |
34 |
29 |
29 |
30 |
36 |
41 |
35 |
33 |
40 |
34 |
38 |
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Not at all |
10 |
8 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
11 |
9 |
5 |
9 |
11 |
8 |
14 |
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I haven’t heard anything about it |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
<1 |
IN YOUR OPINION, WHAT SHOULD BE RUSSIA’S PRIMARY GOALS IN ITS RELATIONS VIS-A-VIS UKRAINE? (multiple answers given)
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Apr. 15 |
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Restoration of good neighborly relations with Ukraine |
40 |
|
Retaining Crimea as part of Russia |
26 |
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Developing economic cooperation between Russia and Ukraine |
21 |
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Preventing Ukraine from joining NATO |
20 |
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Fixing the price of gas for Ukraine at the same level as that for other European countries |
19 |
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Ousting the current leadership from the Ukrainian government |
16 |
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Maintaining normal gas supply from Russia to Europe |
13 |
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Division of Ukraine into Eastern and Western regions |
8 |
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Unification of Russia and Ukraine into a union state |
7 |
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Delaying Ukraine in joining the EU |
6 |
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Other |
2 |
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It is difficult to say |
13 |
DO YOU SUPPORT THE ACCESSION OF CRIMEA TO RUSSIA?
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2014* |
2015 |
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III |
V |
X |
XI |
XII |
I |
II |
III |
IV |
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Definitely yes |
57 |
54 |
55 |
53 |
50 |
50 |
52 |
55 |
55 |
|
Probably yes |
31 |
36 |
31 |
31 |
36 |
34 |
32 |
33 |
34 |
|
Probably no |
6 |
4 |
7 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
6 |
6 |
|
Definitely no |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
|
It is difficult to say |
4 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
* – In March and May, the question was asked in the following format: “Are you personally for or against Crimea’s accession to Russia?”
WITH WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING POINT OF VIEW ABOUT WHY THE WAR IN EASTERN UKRAINE IS STILL CONTINUING DO YOU MOST AGREE?
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|
Apr. 15 |
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The war in Eastern Ukraine is continuing because the leadership of the US and other Western countries needs this conflict to place blame on Russia and restrain Russia’s growth and influence in the world and elevate their own ideals |
56 |
|
The war in Eastern Ukraine is continuing because the current leadership of Ukraine needs the war atmosphere to distract its citizens from the real economic and social problems in the country and preserve its grip on power |
27 |
|
The war in Eastern Ukraine is continuing because of Russian interference in the conflict, by supporting the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics with soldiers, weapons, and equipment |
6 |
|
It is difficult to say |
11 |
IN YOUR OPINION, ARE THERE OR ARE THERE NOT RUSSIAN CITIZENS WHO ARE FIGHTING FOR THE DONETSK AND LUGANSK PEOPLE’S REPUBLICS?
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Apr. 15 |
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There are Russian soldiers where who went to defend Donetsk and Lugansk on their own volition for ideological reasons |
48 |
|
There are Russian soldiers there who are fighting for Lugansk and Donetsk for money (mercenaries) |
24 |
|
There are Russian soldiers fighting there under contract and were sent by their commanders |
14 |
|
There are Russian soldiers fighting there and were sent by their commanders |
6 |
|
No, in Donetsk and Lugansk, there are no Russian citizens fighting |
11 |
|
It is difficult to say |
16 |
ARE YOU CONCERNED THAT THE CURRENT FIGHTING IN EASTERN UKRAINE INCLUDING RUSSIAN VOLUNTEERS CAN TURN INTO A WAR…
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…between Russia and Ukraine? |
…between Russia and the West? |
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|
June 14 |
July 14 |
Apr. 15 |
June 14 |
July 14 |
Apr. 15 |
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|
Largely concerned |
26 |
26 |
11 |
21 |
21 |
10 |
|
Somewhat concerned |
42 |
40 |
38 |
33 |
31 |
37 |
|
Not very concerned |
19 |
23 |
33 |
23 |
27 |
31 |
|
Not at all concerned |
7 |
6 |
13 |
15 |
13 |
14 |
|
It is difficult to say |
6 |
5 |
5 |
9 |
8 |
7 |
WITH WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING OPINIONS ON RUSSIA’S SUPPORT OF DONBASS MILITIAS DO YOU MOST AGREE?
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|
Apr. 15 |
|
Russian leaders are telling the truth – there are no Russian troops and military equipment in Ukraine |
37 |
|
There are probably Russian militia and military equipment in Ukraine, but under the current international conditions, denying these facts is the right policy for Russia |
38 |
|
There are Russian troops and military equipment in Ukraine and denying that will only escalate the situation and interfere with normal management of the situation in Ukraine |
11 |
|
It is difficult to say |
16 |
Translated by Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (formerly Monterey Institute of International Studies).