This survey took place between November 22–28, 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 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 REGRET THE COLLAPSE OF THE USSR? (one answer)

WHAT DO YOU REGRET MOST OF ALL ABOUT THE COLLAPSE OF THE USSR? (as a percentage of respondents who regret the collapse of the USSR; respondents were presented with a card from which they could choose more than one answer; ranked in descending order according to November 2018)

DO YOU CURRENTLY THINK THAT THE COLLAPSE OF THE SOVIET UNION WAS INEVITABLE OR COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED? (one answer)

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

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