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%
OVER 20 YEARS HAS PASSED SINCE THE STANDOFF BETWEEN PRESIDENT YELTSIN’S SUPPORTERS AND THE SUPREME SOVIET OF RUSSIA (KHASBULATOV AND RUTSKOI) LED TO CONFLICT BREAKING OUT IN MOSCOW ON OCTOBER 3-4, 1993. HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED DURING THOSE DAYS?
| Sept. 17 | |
| I know a lot about what happened | 18 |
| I know the general details of what happened | 50 |
| I don’t know what happened/This is the first time I’ve heard about it | 23 |
| It is difficult to say | 10 |
WHO DO YOU THINK WAS RIGHT AT THAT TIME? (This question was asked only to those respondents who answered “I know a lot about what happened” or “I know the general details of what happened”)
| Sept. 17 | |
| Yeltsin’s supporters | 13 |
| Supporters of the Supreme Soviet | 16 |
| Both sides, to some degree | 27 |
| Neither side | 22 |
| It is difficult to say | 22 |
This question was previously asked using the same wording, but to ALL respondents, regardless of whether they knew about or remembered these events:
| Sept. 06 | Sept. 07 | Sept. 08 | Sept. 09 | Sept. 11 | Sept. 12 | Sept. 13 | Sept. 14 | Sept. 16 | |
| Yeltsin’s supporters | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Supporters of the Supreme Soviet | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| Both sides, to some degree | 20 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 |
| Neither side | 39 | 38 | 28 | 34 | 30 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 32 |
| It is difficult to say | 22 | 27 | 32 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 30 |
33 |
Translated by Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (formerly Monterey Institute of International Studies).
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