This survey took place between August 23–30, 2018 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 136 localities of 52 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%
THREE MONTHS AGO, THE DIRECTOR OLEG SENTSOV, WHILE SERVING TIME IN RUSSIAN PRISON, DECLARED A HUNGER STRIKE TO DEMAND THE RELEASE OF UKRAINIAN POLITICAL PRISONERS. IN YOUR OPINION ON THIS SITUATION, RUSSIAN AUTHORITIES SHOULD… (respondents were presented with a card from which they could select only one answer)
| Aug. 18, all of Russia | Aug. 18 Russia (as a percentage of respondents that know about this situation) | Aug. 18, Moscow | |
| Pardon only Oleg Sentsov | 4 | 8 | 10 |
| Exchange political prisoners between Russia and Ukraine | 24 | 54 | 34 |
| Leave Oleg Sentsov and all the Ukrainian political prisoners in prison | 17 | 38 | 14 |
| I don’t anything about this situation | 49 | – | 37 |
| It is difficult to say | 8 | – | 4 |
In June 2018, 58% of Russians supported the idea of exchanging political prisoners between Russia and Ukraine.
Translated by Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (formerly Monterey Institute of International Studies).
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