This survey took place between 22 and 25 January 2016 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 48 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 does not exceed 3.4%.
HAVE YOU HEARD OF THE “LITVINENKO CASE” (DEATH IN LONDON OF THE FORMER FSB LIEUTENANT-COLONEL WHO ACCUSED RUSSIAN SECURITY AGENCIES OF ORGANIZING THE 1999 BOMBINGS IN MOSCOW AND VOLGODONSK)?
| Jun.07 | Jan.16 | |
| I follow this story very closely | 55 | 3 |
| I’ve heard quite a bit about this | 26 | |
| I’ve heard something about this but don’t know what it’s all about | 39 | |
| This is the first I’ve heard about this | 45 | 32 |
THIS WEEK A LONDON COURT FOUND PRESIDENT OF RUSSIA VLADIMIR PUTIN AND RUSSIAN SECURITY COUNCIL HEAD NIKOLAI PATRUSHEV “PROBABLY” CULPABLE IN THE DEATH OF ALEKSANDR LITVINENKO. ARE THESE ACCUSATIONS, IN YOUR OPINION, FOUNDED?
| All respondents | Respondents who have heard of the “Litvinenko case” | |
| Definitely yes | 3 | 4 |
| Probably yes | 9 | 11 |
| Probably no | 25 | 28 |
| Definitely no | 28 | 31 |
| It is difficult to say | 36 | 26 |
Translated by Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (formerly Monterey Institute of International Studies).