This survey took place between September 15-19, 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.
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%
HAVE YOU HEARD THAT CYRIL SEREBRENNIKOV, THE CREATIVE DIRECTOR OF THE GOGOL CENTER THEATER, WAS DETAINED AND PLACED UNDER HOUSE ARREST?
| Sept. 17 | |
| I have been paying close attention to how this situation is developing | 9 |
| I have heard something about it | 46 |
| This is the first time I have heard about it | 45 |
IN YOUR OPINION, WHAT IS THE REAL REASON FOR THE CRIMINAL CHARGES BROUGHT AGAINST CYRIL SEREBRENNIKOV? (This question was only asked to those who “have been paying close attention to how the situation is developing” or “have heard something about it”)
| Sept. 17 | |
| Embezzlement | 55 |
| His independent artistic attitude | 18 |
| Other | 3 |
| It is difficult to say | 25 |
In an open-ended question from September 2017 in which respondents were asked to name events they remembered, only 1% of those asked mentioned Serebrennikov’s arrest.
Translated by Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (formerly Monterey Institute of International Studies).
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