This survey took place between 23-26 September 2016 and was conducted throughout all of Russia in both urban and rural settings. The survey was carried out among 800 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 for a selection of 800 people (with a probability of 0.95) does not exceed:

                4.1% for indicators around 50%

                3.6% for indicators around 25%/75%

                2.5% for indicators around 10%/90%

                1.8% for indicators around 5%/95%

DO YOU BELIEVE THAT RUSSIAN INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES WERE INVOLVED IN THE 2006 ASSASSINATION OF JOURNALIST ANNA POLITKOVSKAYA, WHO WAS HIGHLY CRITICAL OF FEDERAL AUTHORITIES’ ACTIONS IN CHECHNYA?

DO YOU BELIEVE THAT RUSSIAN INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES WERE INVOLVED IN THE 2006 ASSASSINATION OF ALEXANDER LITVINENKO, FORMER KGB OFFICER, WHO ACCUSED RUSSIAN INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES OF ORGANIZING THE FALL 1999 MOSCOW BOMBINGS?

DO YOU BELIEVE THAT THOSE WHO ORDERED THE KILLING OF ANNA POLITKOVSKAYA WILL BE FOUND?

DO YOU BELIEVE THAT THOSE WHO ORDERED THE KILLING OF ALEXANDER LITVINENKO WILL BE FOUND?

Translated by Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (formerly  Monterey Institute of International Studies).

The ANO Levada Center has been included in the register of non-commercial organizations acting as foreign agents. See the Director of the Levada Center’s statement of disagreement with this decision here.