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%

This year is the 14th anniversary of the Beslan (Northern Ossetia) school hostage crisis and massacre which occurred in September 2004. Are you familiar with what occurred during the event? (one answer)

Do you think the government did everything in its power to save the Beslan school hostages? (given as a percentage of those surveyed who know about the seizure and massacre of hostages in Beslan)

The previous question about the government doing everything in its power to save the hostages was given to everyone!

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

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