This survey took place between 18-22 August 2017 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 for a selection of 1600 people (with a 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%
DO YOU FOLLOW WHAT IS HAPPENING IN SYRIA, AND IF SO, HOW CLOSELY?
| Jun. 13 | Sept. 13 | Sept. 15 | Oct. 15 | Nov. 15 | Jan. 16 | Nov. 16 | Aug. 17 | |
| I follow the latest developments in Syria very closely | 8 | 16 | 15 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| I know a little about the latest developments in Syria, but don’t follow them closely | 52 | 57 | 54 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 64 | 56 |
| I don’t know anything about the latest developments in Syria | 39 | 27 | 30 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 26 |
DO YOU THINK THAT RUSSIA’S MILITARY INVOLVEMENT IN THE SYRIAN CONFLICT COULD DEVELOP INTO A “NEW AFGHANISTAN” FOR RUSSIA?
| 2-5 Oct. 15 | 23-25 Oct. 15 | Aug. 17 | |
| It definitely will | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| It probably will | 39 | 29 | 28 |
| It probably won’t | 32 | 41 | 40 |
| It definitely won’t | 6 | 9 | 11 |
| This doesn’t interest me | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| It is difficult to say | 13 | 13 | 10 |
DO YOU THINK RUSSIA SHOULD CONTINUE OR END ITS MILITARY OPERATIONS IN SYRIA?
| Aug. 17 | |
| Russia should continue its military operations in Syria | 30 |
| Russia should end its military operations in Syria | 49 |
| It is difficult to say | 22 |
EVALUATION OF RUSSIA’S INVOLVEMENT IN THE SYRIAN CONFLICT BASED ON THE LEVEL OF ATTENTION PAID TO SUCH EVENTS
| Total | I follow the latest developments in Syria very closely | I know a little about the latest developments in Syria, but don’t follow them closely | I don’t know anything about the latest developments in Syria | |
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DO YOU THINK THAT RUSSIA’S MILITARY INVOLVEMENT IN THE SYRIAN CONFLICT COULD DEVELOP INTO A “NEW AFGHANISTAN” FOR RUSSIA? |
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| It definitely will | 4 | 10 | 3 | 3 |
| It probably will | 28 | 32 | 30 | 21 |
| It probably won’t | 40 | 40 | 45 | 28 |
| It definitely won’t | 11 | 16 | 11 | 8 |
| This doesn’t interest me | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 |
| It is difficult to say | 10 | 1 | 8 | 21 |
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DO YOU THINK RUSSIA SHOULD CONTINUE OR END ITS MILITARY OPERATIONS IN SYRIA? |
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| Russia should continue its military operations in Syria | 30 | 59 | 28 | 13 |
| Russia should end its military operations in Syria | 49 | 36 | 53 | 49 |
| It is difficult to say | 22 | 5 | 19 | 38 |
Translated by Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (formerly Monterey Institute of International Studies).
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